The Court disposed of this petition by directing the respondents to release the seized goods imported under specific Bills of Entries within one week from the date of the order.
Direction to release the seized goods within one week from the date of the order.
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$~7 *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI** % Date of decision: 0 3.01.2024.
M/S SYM CO M PANY . . ... Petitioner
versus
PR. COMMISS I ONER, CUSTOMS (IMPORT) AND ORS
..... R espondents
Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Pradeep Jain, Mr. Sambhav Jain & M r. Shubhankar Jha, Advocates. For the Responde n ts: Mr. Anurag Ojha, Senior Standing Cou n sel with Mr. Subham Kumar, Advocates
CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J. (ORAL)
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W.P.(C) 14842/2023
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Da te:0 4.01.2024 16:15:01
“(2) W here any goods are seized under s ubsection (1) and no notice in respect there o f is given under clause (a) of section 124 withi n six mont h s of the seizure of the goods, the g o ods shall be returned to the person from w h ose posse s sion they were seized:
Provi d ed that the aforesaid period of six mont h s may, on sufficient cause being sh o wn, be ex t ended by the Commissioner of Cust o ms for a p eriod not exceeding six months. ”
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J
January 03, 2024/ vp RAVINDER DUDEJA, J
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W.P.(C) 14842/2023
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Da te:0 4.01.2024 16:15:01
1 issue framed by the court
Whether goods seized under the Customs Act, 1962 should be released given the position taken by the respondents.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/S SYM CO M PANY . .
PR. COMMISS I ONER, CUSTOMS (IMPORT) AND ORS
Sanjeev Sachdeva
Ravinder Dudeja
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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