Detention of goods under Section 129: once release is effected, the court may direct timely completion of statutory adjudication.

Where goods detained under Section 129 had already been released under an interim order, the writ petition on detention itself no longer required further adjudication. The remaining statutory course was to direct completion of the Section 129 adjudication within a fixed period, and the petition was disposed of with a direction to complete that adjudication within one month from receipt of the judgment copy.

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Issues: Whether the petition concerning detention of goods under Section 129 could be disposed of after the goods were released pursuant to the interim order, with a direction to complete adjudication.

Analysis: The goods had already been released in compliance with the interim order. In that situation, the writ petition did not call for further adjudication on the detention itself, and the remaining course was to require the statutory authority to complete the adjudication contemplated under Section 129 within a fixed time.

Conclusion: The petition was disposed of with a direction to complete the adjudication under Section 129 within one month from receipt of a copy of the judgment.

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