D.C. Mandal, Member (T)

1. By the order No. A-7 and 8/86-NRB dated 9.1.1986, this Tribunal upheld the orders of confiscation of primary gold weighing 1.600 Kgs., 150 wrist watches and silver weighing 18.900 Kgs. under Section 111(d) and 113 respectively of the Customs Act, 1962 passed by the Collector of Customs and Central Excise, Chandigarh, under his order-in-original No. 8/Customs/83 dated 2.7.83 and reduced the penalty of Rs. 3 lakhs imposed on the applicant by the said Collector under Section 112 of the Customs Act to Rs. 2 lakhs. By the order No. A-7 and 8/86-NRB dated 9.1.1986, this Tribunal also upheld the order of confiscation of primary gold weighing 1.600 Kgs. under Section 71 of the Gold (Control) Act, 1968 and penalty of Rs. 1 lakh imposed on the applicant under Section 74 of the Gold (Control) Act passed by the Collector of Customs and Central Excise, Chandigarh. These reference applications are directed against the aforesaid order of this Tribunal. In these applications, filed under Section 130(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and Section 82B of the Gold (Control) Act, 1968, the applicant has listed, in para 3 of the applications, the following points, which, accordi