(a) whether some of the foreign based companies operating in India who were
given licence for import of scotch concentrates have been found under invoicing and not declaring of value of imported goods and evaded customs duty amounting to crores of rupees;
(b) if so, the names of these companies and the amount evaded in each case as on June 30, 2001; and
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(c) the action being taken by the Government to ensure that such companies do not indulge in such malpractices in future?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. M/s Seagram Manufacturing Limited was prima-facie found
to be under-invoicing imports of scotch concentrates. Two show cause notices
have been issued involving Customs duty of Rs.50.04 crores.
( c) : During adjudication of the show cause notices, appropriate penal
action would be taken against the importer in the light of gravity of offence
as adjudged by the adjudicating authority. Besides this, a complaint for
prosecution has also been filed against M/s Seagram Manufacturing Limited
and its officials in the judicial court at New Delhi.