2026-VIL-495-CESTAT-CHE-CU
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Customs - Exemption under Notification No. 12/2012-Cus for "Reaper-cum-Binder" machinery - Whether imported paddy reapers without binder attachment are eligible for concessional duty under the notification – HELD - The exemption notification specifically refers to "Reaper-cum-Binder" which denotes an integrated machine performing both reaping and binding functions. Since the imported goods consisted only of paddy reapers without the binder attachment, they do not satisfy the description in the exemption notification and hence are not eligible for the concessional duty. The Tribunal relied on the principle of strict interpretation of exemption notifications and observed that the words "cum-binder" in the notification cannot be rendered otiose. However, the circumstances did not warrant confiscation of goods under Section 111(m) or imposition of redemption fine and penalty under Section 112(a) as there was no misdeclaration of goods and the dispute arose from a bona fide interpretation of the notification - the denial of exemption benefit was upheld, but the confiscation and penalty orders were set aside – The appeal is partly allowed - Confiscation under Section 111(m) and penalty under Section 112(a) of the Customs Act - Whether sustainable in the facts of the case – HELD – The confiscation and penalty cannot be justified merely because the importer claimed an exemption which was subsequently found inapplicable, in the absence of deliberate misdeclaration or intent to evade duty - In the present case, the goods were correctly declared as paddy reapers and the dispute was only with respect to the interpretation of the exemption notification. Consequently, the essential ingredient for invoking Section 111(m), i.e. misdeclaration of goods, was absent. Further, the Tribunal found that the circumstances indicated a bona fide claim of exemption, and hence the confiscation and penalty orders were not sustainable. Accordingly, the Tribunal set aside the confiscation and penalty orders.
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