Mohd Musadique Siddiqui v. Commissioner of Customs
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 352/2026, order dated 12.01.2026, bench of Nitin Wasudeo Sambre J and Ajay Digpaul J. Petitioner Mohd Musadique Siddiqui versus Commissioner of Customs (respondent represented by Standing Counsel Avijit Dikshit with Monika Verma; petitioner by A.A. Chaus and Md. Nawaz). Subject: release of detained gold upon payment of applicable customs duty and fine. Disposition: petition disposed with direction to respondent to pass appropriate order within four weeks and communicate it; liberty to challenge adverse order before appropriate forum. No statutes, precedent cases, or monetary amounts are stated in the order.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent-Commissioner of Customs to pass an appropriate order on the petitioner's prayer (release of detained gold upon payment of applicable customs duty and fine) within four weeks and to communicate it to the petitioner; liberty granted to question any adverse order before the appropriate forum.