https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181870 Goods seized by police without authority of law could be restored in writ jurisdiction under Article 226, even though title to the goods was disputed and other remedies were available. The seizure was made without a magistrate's order and without support from the applicable Criminal Procedure provisions, so it was outside legal authority and infringed constitutional rights. The Court held that in summary proceedings the legality of the seizure did not depend on finally deciding ownership, because a person in possession cannot be deprived of goods except by authority of law. Relief under Section 523 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was unavailable because that provision did not apply and the magistrate lacked jurisdiction. en-us Thu, 22 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:47:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181870 Goods seized by police without authority of law could be restored in writ jurisdiction under Article 226, even though title to the goods was disputed and other remedies were available. The seizure was made without a magistrate's order and without support from the applicable Criminal Procedure provisions, so it was outside legal authority and infringed constitutional rights. The Court held that in summary proceedings the legality of the seizure did not depend on finally deciding ownership, because a person in possession cannot be deprived of goods except by authority of law. Relief under Section 523 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was unavailable because that provision did not apply and the magistrate lacked jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181870