https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=327519 Magisterial certification under Section 52A governs sampling of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and executive standing orders cannot override that statutory procedure. The Court also required seized contraband to be kept in exclusive storage facilities with double-locking, responsible supervision and proper record-keeping, finding existing arrangements inadequate. It further directed expeditious disposal of long-pending seized stock under the notified procedure and Drugs Disposal Committee framework, with prompt action by competent officers to prevent hazardous accumulation and pilferage. The directions operate to secure supervised sampling, accountable storage and time-bound destruction of seized contraband. en-us Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=327519 Magisterial certification under Section 52A governs sampling of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and executive standing orders cannot override that statutory procedure. The Court also required seized contraband to be kept in exclusive storage facilities with double-locking, responsible supervision and proper record-keeping, finding existing arrangements inadequate. It further directed expeditious disposal of long-pending seized stock under the notified procedure and Drugs Disposal Committee framework, with prompt action by competent officers to prevent hazardous accumulation and pilferage. The directions operate to secure supervised sampling, accountable storage and time-bound destruction of seized contraband. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=327519