Notification issued u/s 7(1) (b) of COFEPOSA Act against Shri Tejas Arvind Desai

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2845] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2021/SHRAVANA 8, 1943 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE BUREAU) (COFEPOSA WING) ORDER New Delhi, the 30th July, 2021 S.O. 3067(E).—Whereas the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, specially empowered under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (52 of 1974) issued Order No. PD-12001/04/2021-COFEPOSA dated 27.01.2021 under the said sub-section directing that Shri Tejas Arvind Desai, S/o Shri Arvind Desai, R/o 19, Maitri House, Opp.- Sargam Shopping Centre, Parle Point, Surat, Gujarat – 395007 be detained and kept in Lajpore Central Jail, Surat, Gujarat with a view to prevent him from smuggling goods, abetting the smuggling of goods and dealing in smuggled goods otherwise than by engaging in transporting or concealing or keeping smuggled goods in future. 2. Whereas the Central Government has reasons to believe that the aforesaid person has absconded or has been concealing himself so that the Order cannot be executed. 3. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs the aforesaid person to appear before the Commissioner of Police, Surat, Government of Gujarat, Athwalines, Arogya Nagar, Athwa Road, Surat within 7 days of the publication of this Order in the Official Gazette. RAVI PRATAP SINGH, Jt. Secy. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ALOK KUMAR