Kothari Filaments vs Commissioner Of Customs (Port), ... on 19 April, 2002
8. [Contra per : C.N.B. Nair, Member (T)]. - The plea for quashing redemption fine and penalties is made on the ground that the Commissioner has allowed re-export of imported goods and once re-export of imported goods is permitted imposition of redemption fine and penalty is not legally permissible. This submission that fine and penalty are not permissible in cases where re-export of imported goods is permitted has been raised relying on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Siemens Ltd. v. CCE reported in [1999 (113) E.L.T. 776 (S.C)] and the decision of the Tribunal in the case of Siemens Public Communications v. CC, Airport, Calcutta - 2001 (137) E.L.T. 623 (T) = 2001 (43) RLT 57 (CEGAT-Kolkata). I am afraid, the above cited decision of the Supreme Court and Tribunal are not applicable to the present case.