Deepak Gupta Vs Customs, Igi Airport, New Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Deepak Gupta Vs Customs, Igi Airport, New Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner permitted to appear before the Appellate Authority on 20.04.2026 with written notes of arguments and supporting documents; Appellate Authority directed to decide the statutory appeal within four weeks of the petitioner's appearance; Appellate Authority directed to deal expressly with the petitioner's claim for redemption of currency in the order to be passed; petition and pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Appellate Authority should be directed to decide the petitioner's pending statutory appeal against the Order-in-Original within a fixed time frame, given the delay and the petitioner's need for custody of money for medical treatment. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner is permitted to appear before the Appellate Authority on 20th April 2026 along with his written notes of arguments and such other documents which he intends to rely on.

Ratio / Principle

The Appellate Authority shall decide the appeal, in any case, within a period of four weeks from the date of appearance of the petitioner.

Key takeaways

The claim of the petitioner qua the prayer for redemption of currency shall be dealt with expressly in the order to be passed by the Appellate Authority.ratio¶24
With the above observations, the writ petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Customs — Order-in-Original — statutory appeal pending before Appellate Authority undecided despite reminders and request for early hearing — personal hearing notice dated 07.04.2026 scheduling hearing on 20.04.2026 — petitioner sought custody of money / redemption of currency for treatment of health ailment — Division Bench permitted petitioner to appear before the Appellate Authority on 20.04.2026 with written notes of arguments and documents, directed the appeal to be decided within four weeks of appearance, and directed that the claim for redemption of currency be dealt with expressly in the appellate order — writ petition along with pending applications disposed of (CM APPL. 22826/2026 for exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions).

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 4675/2026

DEEPAK GUPTA .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Arbaaz Khan, Adv.

versus

CUSTOMS, IGI AIRPORT, NEW DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Avijit Dikshit, Standing Counsel with Ms. Monika Verma, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

O R D E R

% 09.04.2026

CM APPL. 22826/2026 ( Exemption )

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 4675/2026

Against Order-in-Original, a statutory appeal is pending consideration at the behest of the petitioner which is informed to have been not decided till this date, in spite of there being reminders and request for early hearing.

Learned counsel appearing for the respondent, on instructions, states that the personal hearing notice dated 07^th April 2026 is already issued, scheduling the hearing on 20^th April 2026.

It is the contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner needs the custody of money as the health ailment warrants

This is a digitally signed order.

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him to undergo treatment which requires the financial assistance.

Be that as it may, we deem it appropriate to permit the petitioner to appear on 20^th April 2026 before the Appellate Authority, along with his written notes of arguments and such other documents which he intends to rely on.

We make it clear that the Appellate Authority shall decide the appeal, in any case, within a period of four weeks from the date of appearance of the petitioner.

We further clarify that the claim of the petitioner qua the prayer for redemption of currency be also dealt with expressly in the order to be passed by the Appellate Authority.

With above observations, the petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J

AJAY DIGPAUL, J

APRIL 9, 2026/ AS/dd

This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/04/2026 at 12:21:05