https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216693 Amendment of a petition may be permitted to cure a foundational pleading defect where the original filing did not challenge the applicability of the relevant NDPS provisions, and a later change in stand introduced a different characterisation of the seized goods. The court held that, in the interests of justice, the petitioner could be given one opportunity to amend, but only on payment of costs. The petition was not finally decided on merits and was directed to be reconsidered after amendment, if any, subject to the cost condition. en-us Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:54:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216693 Amendment of a petition may be permitted to cure a foundational pleading defect where the original filing did not challenge the applicability of the relevant NDPS provisions, and a later change in stand introduced a different characterisation of the seized goods. The court held that, in the interests of justice, the petitioner could be given one opportunity to amend, but only on payment of costs. The petition was not finally decided on merits and was directed to be reconsidered after amendment, if any, subject to the cost condition. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216693