By
Debayan Roy
Most hate speeches in India are against religious minorities or oppressed classes and are many times delivered by political leaders for electoral advantage, Supreme Court judge Justice AS Oka said on Friday.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday ordered the customs authorities to pay ₹50 lakhs to an importer who had to destroy kiwi fruit weighing 89,420 kilograms due to the hurdles caused in releasing the imported fruit in 2023 [M/s Prenda Creations Private Limited v Union of India and Others].
The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjay Vashisht also ordered the authorities to release the amount paid by the importer, Prenda Creations Private Limited, as custom duty, along with 6 per cent interest per annum.
“We further direct that the petitioner/ importer would be entitled to compensation calculated conservatively of ₹50 lacs as the Kiwi worth weighing 89,420 kilograms were destroyed on account of delay in release by the respondents. We have granted the said amount as the Importer has already paid the same to the seller for the Kiwi and brought in India. Kiwi is a high valued fruit. The amount shall be recovered from erring officers as compensation to the Importer/ petitioner,” the Court ordered.
Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjay Vashisth
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