https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43633 The High Court dismissed the petition filed by Petitioner No. 1 Bank regarding the confiscation of a consignment by Customs authorities due to forged documents. The court ruled that the determination of title to the goods could not be made in a writ petition and that the Bank needed to establish its claim through a substantive suit. The Bank's remedy was to file a separate suit to prove entitlement to the goods. The auction sale proceeds were directed to be distributed among relevant authorities, with the Income Tax authorities instructed to reimburse any amount due if the Bank proved its title in a separate suit. en-us Thu, 12 Aug 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:35:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43633 The High Court dismissed the petition filed by Petitioner No. 1 Bank regarding the confiscation of a consignment by Customs authorities due to forged documents. The court ruled that the determination of title to the goods could not be made in a writ petition and that the Bank needed to establish its claim through a substantive suit. The Bank's remedy was to file a separate suit to prove entitlement to the goods. The auction sale proceeds were directed to be distributed among relevant authorities, with the Income Tax authorities instructed to reimburse any amount due if the Bank proved its title in a separate suit. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 12 Aug 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43633