2019 (4) TMI 1893 - HC - Customs

Court orders respondent to file replies in two weeks, sets final disposal date, and maintains interim order.

The Delhi HC ordered the respondent to file replies within two weeks and set a final disposal date for 9.7.2019, maintaining the interim order until then, ... Compliance with regard to deposit and filing of affidavit - petitioner submitted that the concessions made by the respondent are not acceptable to the petitioner since there is a likelihood that the respondent may jump the bail and flee the country - HELD THAT:- Reply to the petition be filed within two weeks. Rejoinder thereto be filed within one week thereafter. Renotify for final disposal at the end of the board on 9.7.2019. The Delhi High Court heard a case where the respondent complied with filing an affidavit and depositing the penalty amount with the Commissioner of Customs. The petitioner expressed concerns about the respondent potentially fleeing the country. The court ordered replies to be filed within two weeks and set a final disposal date for 9.7.2019, with the interim order to continue until then.