According to the petitioner, they are carrying on the business of manufacture and export of garments. During the course of such business, they had imported certain capital goods under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme, vide EPCG Licence dated 17.02.2000, by availing exemption on the condition that they would meet with the export obligation within the stipulated time prescribed by the Licencing authority. To that effect, the petitioner had executed a bond binding themselves to pay the duty leviable on demand, in case of failure to fulfill the export obligation. Even after the expiry of the stipulated period, the petitioner did not produce the Export Obligation Discharge Certificate. Hence, the respondent issued a notice dated 25.11.2010, demanding customs duty with applicable rate of interest. After enquiry, the respondent passed the Order-inOriginal dated 18.03.2011, directing the petitioner to pay the duty amount of Rs.79,56,592/- along with applicable rate of interest. Since the petitioner did not pay the amount as stated in the Order-in-Original, the respondent issued a notice dated 22.05.2012, detaining and selling the goods belonging to the petitioner all over India. Aggrieved over the said Order-inOriginal and consequential detention notice, the petitioner has come up with these writ petitions.
