Lakhendra Prasad Singh v. Commissioner of Customs
Customs – Detained goods – Disposal and warehouse charges
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 5782/2026, Lakhendra Prasad Singh v Commissioner of Customs, decided 08.05.2026 (Sambre & Digpaul, JJ.). Customs seizure/detention case: gold articles received by petitioner; depreciated mobile phones refused and left for respondent to dispose of in accordance with law; redemption granted vide Order-in-Appeal dated 03.12.2025; warehouse charges held applicable from the date of filing of the appeal rather than the date of the release order, with refund of warehouse charges within four weeks. Keywords: warehouse charges, refund, redemption, Order-in-Appeal, disposal of seized mobile phones, Commissioner of Customs.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions that (i) warehouse charges apply to the petitioner from the date of filing of the appeal and not from the date of the release order, with the charges processed and refunded within four weeks from the date of filing of the appeal, and (ii) the respondent is free to dispose of the refused mobile phones in accordance with law.