https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325983 The court ordered the release of the Nepalese currency valued at Indian Rs. 3.1 lakhs to the petitioner, a non-resident Indian working in Dubai. Despite the petitioner's application for release and the absence of a response from authorities, the court emphasized the necessity of issuing a Show Cause Notice (SCN) within the prescribed time frame under the Customs Act. The court concluded that the Customs Department had no legal justification for detaining the currency without issuing the SCN and directed its release to the petitioner within two weeks. en-us Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325983 The court ordered the release of the Nepalese currency valued at Indian Rs. 3.1 lakhs to the petitioner, a non-resident Indian working in Dubai. Despite the petitioner's application for release and the absence of a response from authorities, the court emphasized the necessity of issuing a Show Cause Notice (SCN) within the prescribed time frame under the Customs Act. The court concluded that the Customs Department had no legal justification for detaining the currency without issuing the SCN and directed its release to the petitioner within two weeks. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325983