2000 (6) TMI 673

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..... pondent. [Order]. After dispensing with the condition of predeposit of penalty amounts of Rs. 10,000/- and 15,000/- on Shri Hasan Ali, driver of the truck and Shri Riyasad Ali, I take up the appeals itself for disposal. 2. Vide the impugned order Commissioner of Customs has absolutely confiscated ball bearings of value of Rs. 25.43 lakhs. Nobody has claimed the ownership of the said ba .....

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..... ransporting the smuggled ball bearings. Shri Riyasad Ali has denied that he had given any such directions to Shri Hasan Ali. Shri Das has contended that imposition of personal penalty upon the appellant based upon the uncorroborated statement of the driver is not warranted. He also relies upon the Tribunal s decision in the case of Rajendra Prasad v. CC, Patna - [2001 (136) E.L.T. 925 (T) = 2000 ( .....

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