https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166895 A subordinate customs authority bound by an operative Tribunal direction to release goods on furnishing of a bank guarantee could not refuse compliance on the basis of an intervening administrative communication or an assumed legal difficulty. The proper course, if fresh circumstances arose, was to seek modification or cancellation of the order from the Tribunal. The failure to accept the bank guarantee, release the goods, or obtain any variation of the order amounted to disobedience; however, the Tribunal adopted a lenient approach and directed immediate compliance within two days instead of proceeding at once with contempt action. en-us Tue, 20 Dec 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:45:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166895 A subordinate customs authority bound by an operative Tribunal direction to release goods on furnishing of a bank guarantee could not refuse compliance on the basis of an intervening administrative communication or an assumed legal difficulty. The proper course, if fresh circumstances arose, was to seek modification or cancellation of the order from the Tribunal. The failure to accept the bank guarantee, release the goods, or obtain any variation of the order amounted to disobedience; however, the Tribunal adopted a lenient approach and directed immediate compliance within two days instead of proceeding at once with contempt action. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 20 Dec 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166895