https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401851 A writ court will not adjudicate disputed ownership of confiscated goods for release of auction sale proceeds where title remains unproven. The court found that the taxation certificate, invoices and other materials did not conclusively establish that the seized betel nuts belonged to the petitioner, especially in light of contradictory facts from the seizure and investigation. It held that such a contested question of ownership cannot be decided in Article 226 proceedings. The petitioner was left free to establish title before a competent civil forum and, only on obtaining an appropriate decree, to seek release of the sale proceeds in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401851 A writ court will not adjudicate disputed ownership of confiscated goods for release of auction sale proceeds where title remains unproven. The court found that the taxation certificate, invoices and other materials did not conclusively establish that the seized betel nuts belonged to the petitioner, especially in light of contradictory facts from the seizure and investigation. It held that such a contested question of ownership cannot be decided in Article 226 proceedings. The petitioner was left free to establish title before a competent civil forum and, only on obtaining an appropriate decree, to seek release of the sale proceeds in accordance with law. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401851