https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=1034 The case involved the seizure of betel nuts by customs authority from three trucks. The adjudicating authority ordered the unconditional release of the goods or payment of sale proceeds. The authority sold the goods without refunding the security deposit or paying the difference in value. The writ petition was allowed due to lack of evidence from the authority. The court emphasized the authority's duty to prove goods' liability for confiscation. The judgment directed depositing the differential value in a bank and upheld the decision on refunding the security deposit. en-us Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=1034 The case involved the seizure of betel nuts by customs authority from three trucks. The adjudicating authority ordered the unconditional release of the goods or payment of sale proceeds. The authority sold the goods without refunding the security deposit or paying the difference in value. The writ petition was allowed due to lack of evidence from the authority. The court emphasized the authority's duty to prove goods' liability for confiscation. The judgment directed depositing the differential value in a bank and upheld the decision on refunding the security deposit. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=1034