Allahabad HC orders Customs Commissioner to address objections to show cause notice within two months under Customs Act.

The Allahabad HC directed the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) to address the petitioner's objections to a show cause notice issued under the Customs Act, 1962. The Court ordered that a reasoned and speaking order be issued expeditiously, ideally within two months of receiving the order and application. The Court did not evaluate the merits of the case and disposed of the writ petition.

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In the case before the Allahabad High Court, presided over by Hon'ble Justices Attau Rahman Masoodi and Om Prakash Shukla, the petitioner sought a directive for the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) to address objections filed in response to a show cause notice dated November 2, 2021, issued under Section 124 of the Customs Act, 1962. The petitioner's objections were submitted on February 1, 2022. The respondent's counsel, Digvijay Nath Dubey, raised no objections to this request. The Court ordered the Commissioner to "finalize the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order expeditiously," preferably within two months from receiving a copy of the order and application. The Court clarified that it did not address the merits of the case and disposed of the writ petition accordingly.

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