https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=77842 Customs authorities seized a conveyance suspected of carrying third-country origin goods clandestinely imported into India and issued a show cause notice for confiscation. The Court held that provisional release under Section 110A of the Customs Act is discretionary, so no direction could be issued to compel release of the vehicle pending adjudication. At the same time, the Court required the adjudicating authority to complete the show cause notice proceedings in accordance with law within six weeks, ensuring expeditious conclusion of the statutory confiscation process. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=77842 Customs authorities seized a conveyance suspected of carrying third-country origin goods clandestinely imported into India and issued a show cause notice for confiscation. The Court held that provisional release under Section 110A of the Customs Act is discretionary, so no direction could be issued to compel release of the vehicle pending adjudication. At the same time, the Court required the adjudicating authority to complete the show cause notice proceedings in accordance with law within six weeks, ensuring expeditious conclusion of the statutory confiscation process. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=77842