Jatin Garg v. Commissioner of Customs & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Jatin Garg v. Commissioner of Customs & Ors., High Court of Delhi, W.P.(C) 3046/2026 & CM APPL. 14701/2026, decided 11.03.2026 (Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Ajay Digpaul, JJ.). Customs detention and release of goods; receipt dated 20.06.2024 detailing detained articles; order-in-original dated 10.07.2025 in petitioner's favour; revenue appeal pending without interim relief; directions for service of memo of appeal within 72 hours; appearance before Commissioner of Appeals on 23.03.2026; time-bound decision of appeal within four weeks; liberty to approach afresh if adverse; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued instead of deciding the release question: respondent to serve memo of appeal with annexures within 72 hours; petitioner permitted to appear before the Commissioner of Appeals on 23rd March, 2026 at 11:00 AM; appeal to be decided within four weeks of the petitioner's appearance; order to be communicated forthwith; liberty to approach afresh if the appellate order is adverse. Petition and pending applications disposed of.