Surinder Singh Chopra v. Commissioner of Customs
CUSTOMS – GOLD SEIZURE AT IGI AIRPORT – GREEN CHANNEL INTERCEPTION – SHOW CAUSE NOTICE
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, decision dated 13.07.2026; bench Anil Kshetarpal, J. and Shail Jain, J.; W.P.(C) 4095/2026, W.P.(C) 4285/2026, W.P.(C) 4886/2026; petitioners Surinder Singh Chopra, Isher Singh Chopra, Bachan Kaur versus Commissioner of Customs; Customs Act 1962 Section 124; Show Cause Notice (SCN); oral SCN; statutory period; Green Channel interception; unfinished gold wire shaped as bangle, 100 grams; IGI Airport T-3; Assistant Commissioner Birender Singh Khati; personal hearing; adjudicating authority; order within 30 days; writ petitions disposed of; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of with Petitioners relegated to the remedy before the Adjudicating Authority with assured personal hearing; Petitioners permitted to appear before Mr. Birender Singh Khati, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, IGI Airport T-3, New Delhi-110037, on 14.07.2026 at 11:30 a.m.; adjudication order required in accordance with law within 30 days of the personal hearing; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of; dasti copy of order to Respondents' counsel.