https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104489 A writ challenge to search and seizure under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 was maintainable where the chairman's residential and office premises were searched and documents seized, because the challenge directly concerned him in his personal and official capacity. The Court held that sections 37 and 38 of the Act permit search and seizure on the authorised officer's reasonable belief that relevant documents are secreted, and that the safeguards in section 165 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 apply only so far as consistent with the Act's purpose. On the facts, the pending investigation and supporting material justified the search, so the seizure was valid and the writ was dismissed. en-us Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:47:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104489 A writ challenge to search and seizure under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 was maintainable where the chairman's residential and office premises were searched and documents seized, because the challenge directly concerned him in his personal and official capacity. The Court held that sections 37 and 38 of the Act permit search and seizure on the authorised officer's reasonable belief that relevant documents are secreted, and that the safeguards in section 165 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 apply only so far as consistent with the Act's purpose. On the facts, the pending investigation and supporting material justified the search, so the seizure was valid and the writ was dismissed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104489