Mohammad Shahid v. the Commissioner of Customs & Ors.
Customs – Detention of baggage at IGI Airport, New Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition W.P.(C) 10073/2025 (decided 17.07.2025, Prathiba M. Singh & Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, JJ.) concerning release of gold bangles and silver coated gold coins detained by Customs under detention receipt DR/INDEL4/22-06-2024/004675; goods held not personal effects under Baggage Rules, 2016; release permitted on payment of customs duty and warehousing charges after appraisal hearing; no Show Cause Notice alleged; petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: the Petitioner to appear for appraisal before the Customs Department on 31st July 2025 and seek release of the detained goods upon payment of applicable customs duties along with all warehousing charges applicable on the date of detention; an order imposing customs duties to be passed after hearing, in accordance with law.