https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78404 The court directed the release of the seized tug "Century Star-I" upon the petitioner depositing a redemption fine of Rs. 75,00,000 with the Commissioner of Customs within 24 hours. This order was made without prejudice to the ongoing appeal before the Customs Tribunal, with a provision for the refund of the redemption fine if the petitioner succeeds in the appeal. The court emphasized that its decision did not involve an assessment of the case's merits and refrained from delving into the substantive issues, disposing of the writ petition at the admission stage. en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:35:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78404 The court directed the release of the seized tug "Century Star-I" upon the petitioner depositing a redemption fine of Rs. 75,00,000 with the Commissioner of Customs within 24 hours. This order was made without prejudice to the ongoing appeal before the Customs Tribunal, with a provision for the refund of the redemption fine if the petitioner succeeds in the appeal. The court emphasized that its decision did not involve an assessment of the case's merits and refrained from delving into the substantive issues, disposing of the writ petition at the admission stage. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78404