Mitraj Business Private Limited through Its Director Mr Manoj Kankane v. Union of India Represented by the Secretary Ministry of Finance & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Mitraj Business Private Limited v. Union of India (Secretary, Ministry of Finance) & Ors.; Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 12907/2025; CM APPL. 52724/2025; decided 11.03.2026; start-up importer; warehouse charges; exorbitant charges; Section 110 Customs Act show cause notice; duty and penalty order 22.08.2025; compliance/payment of duty; release of goods 28.10.2025; necessary party not impleaded; authority levying charges not a party; liberty to approach afresh; intentional delay in processing; highest officer of Authority; petition disposed; Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Ajay Digpaul.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach afresh with its claim regarding the exorbitant warehouse charges, and to raise the intentional delay in processing the duty-calculation and release request with the respondent/Authority's highest officer; pending applications disposed of.