https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331861 An order of confiscation under the Gold (Control) Act that grants redemption on payment of fine can be complied with even while related proceedings remain pending, where no time limit is prescribed for exercising the option. Pendency of an appeal does not defeat the right to redeem confiscated goods, and once the redemption fine is tendered there is no legal bar to release of the goods. An objection that the challenge to the departmental communication was not maintainable was rejected because the grievance stemmed from the Assistant Commissioner's order. The refusal to release the gold was therefore set aside and release was directed on confirmation of payment. en-us Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331861 An order of confiscation under the Gold (Control) Act that grants redemption on payment of fine can be complied with even while related proceedings remain pending, where no time limit is prescribed for exercising the option. Pendency of an appeal does not defeat the right to redeem confiscated goods, and once the redemption fine is tendered there is no legal bar to release of the goods. An objection that the challenge to the departmental communication was not maintainable was rejected because the grievance stemmed from the Assistant Commissioner's order. The refusal to release the gold was therefore set aside and release was directed on confirmation of payment. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331861