https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177170 The court declared the seizure of goods by customs authorities as illegal due to the lack of valid "reasons to believe" for confiscation under the Customs Act, 1962. The court emphasized the importance of compliance with statutory provisions and ruled in favor of the petitioner, a registered dealer challenging the seizure of medicines. The seized goods were ordered to be released to the petitioner, and the court clarified that any misbranding issues fell under the jurisdiction of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The writ petition was deemed maintainable, and the seizure was quashed with no costs awarded. en-us Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177170 The court declared the seizure of goods by customs authorities as illegal due to the lack of valid "reasons to believe" for confiscation under the Customs Act, 1962. The court emphasized the importance of compliance with statutory provisions and ruled in favor of the petitioner, a registered dealer challenging the seizure of medicines. The seized goods were ordered to be released to the petitioner, and the court clarified that any misbranding issues fell under the jurisdiction of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The writ petition was deemed maintainable, and the seizure was quashed with no costs awarded. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177170