Legal Principle: Ignorantia juris non excusat and ignorantia facit excusat.Factual Situation: George was a passenger from Zurich to Manila in a Swiss Plane. When the plane landed at the airport at Bombay on 28th November 1962, it was found on search that George carried 3. kgs. of gold bars in person and that he had not declared it in the 'Manifest for transit'. On 26th November 1962, Government of India issued a notification and modified its earlier exemption and not it is necessary that the gold must be declared in 'Manifest' of the aircraft. (CLAT 2015)

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Legal Principle: Ignorantia juris non excusat and ignorantia facit excusat.<br>Factual Situation: George was a passenger from Zurich to Manila in a Swiss Plane. When the plane landed at the airport at Bombay on 28th November 1962, it was found on search that George carried 3. kgs. of gold bars in person and that he had not declared it in the 'Manifest for transit'. On 26th November 1962, Government of India issued a notification and modified its earlier exemption and not it is necessary that the gold must be declared in 'Manifest' of the aircraft. (CLAT 2015)






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