SUDHINDRA NATH PATRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA (UOI)

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The instant writ petition was moved challenging, inter alia, the order of revision passed by the Central Government whereby the revisional authority declined to interfere with the appellate order dated May 21, 1976 which affirmed the original order of imposing penalty dated November 11, 1970 of Rs. 10, 000/- upon the writ petitioner under Rule 126L(16) of Part XIIA of the Defence of India Rules, 1962.

(2.) At the time of admission of the writ petition this court was pleased to issue a rule and granted interim order in terms of prayer (f) of the petition and thereby restrained the respondents from giving any effect to the order dated November 11,1970 passed by the Collector of Central Excise and Customs, pending the disposal of the writ petition.

(3.) The case of the petitioner, in short, is as follows: