Provisional release of seized gold: HC directs authority to decide the request in accordance with law within four weeks

A writ petition sought provisional release of seized gold. The HC disposed of the petition by directing the Appropriate Authority to decide the petitioner's request for provisional release in accordance with law within four weeks. The ruling is limited to a direction for timely consideration of the release request and does not determine entitlement to release on merits.

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Outcome: The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the appropriate authority to decide the request for provisional release of the seized gold within four weeks, without any adjudication on the merits.

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