https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346199 The court dismissed the respondent's challenge to the trial court's direction for the return of seized materials or payment of sale proceeds in a case involving smuggling allegations under the Customs Act. The court emphasized that seized properties were integral to the offense and subject to return upon acquittal. The petitioner's writ petition for mandamus to compel payment of sale proceeds was disposed of with directions for the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the respondents, who were instructed to provide a reasoned decision within three weeks. No costs were imposed on the parties. en-us Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:21:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346199 The court dismissed the respondent's challenge to the trial court's direction for the return of seized materials or payment of sale proceeds in a case involving smuggling allegations under the Customs Act. The court emphasized that seized properties were integral to the offense and subject to return upon acquittal. The petitioner's writ petition for mandamus to compel payment of sale proceeds was disposed of with directions for the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the respondents, who were instructed to provide a reasoned decision within three weeks. No costs were imposed on the parties. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346199