Imposing Penalty of Five Times of Regular Fee on Non-Fumigation of Timber with Methyl Bromide under PQ Order, 2003 is Unconstitutional: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

By Taxscan Team - On September 20, 2022 5:59 pm - 2 mins read
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The Gujarat High Court has recently, while allowing a writ petition, held that imposing penalty of 5 times the regular fees upon the appellants, under Clause 14 (2),Chapter VI of the Plant Quarantine Order (Regulation of Import into India), 2003, is arbitrary, unreasonable and violate of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(g) of the…

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