Non – compliance with Supreme Court order - Customs Commissioner asked to pay costs from his salary
Here is yet another lesson for all those arrogant bureaucrats who do not believe in obeying even the Apex Court of the land. The Supreme Court has ordered recovery of costs of Rs. 10,000/- from the salary of a Commissioner to be paid to the assessee. What a great honour for an assessee to get costs recovered from the mighty Commissioner’s salary!
In spite of the orders from the Supreme Court, the Customs Commissioner of Kolkata did not release goods of an importer. The Supreme Court was annoyed with the Commissioner for flouting its orders and ordered payment of personal cost of Rs. 10,000/- to be recovered from the salary of the Commissioner.
Let’s hope the Commissioner has at least now complied with the Supreme Court order and maybe the Board should satisfy itself that the Apex Court’s directions are complied with.