Principle of imposition of minimum penalty is non-mandatory in compounding of offenses cases: NCLT

Swatilekha Chakraborty EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Compliance to the laws enacted for man results in good governance, whereas its non-compliance can result in offence. To understand the present order of NCLT in the matter of UW International Training & Education Centre for Health Pvt. Ltd.[1] where it has held that the principle of imposition of minimum penalty is non-mandatory in compounding of offenses cases, it is necessary to define and understand offense. The term offence has been defined by s 3(38) of General Clauses Act, as “any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time bein...