Collector Of Customs vs Mansingka Brothers on 26 November, 1986
The ratio of this decision was relied upon by the appellants to support their contention that the judgment of Delhi High Court in Kaptan's case was binding on the Tribunal. The ratio is applicable to the present case. The contention of Shri Ghosh is not tenable. Shri Ghosh has also broadly stated that the plethora of past decisions cited by the appellants cannot be applied to the present cases as the facts are different, but he has not specifically argued to bring out the distinguishing features of these cases, except the very few mentioned above in this paragraph, and has not also stated why the ratio laid down therein should not be followed in the present cases, although it was open to him to do so. We cannot brush aside the ratio laid flown in the various decisions of the Supreme Court and High Courts simply on the basis of a vague statement that the facts are different.