https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45252 Departmental confiscation of the gold bars rendered the pending Special Leave Petitions infructuous, and the Supreme Court dismissed them on that basis. The respondent was nevertheless given liberty to pursue appropriate proceedings in the proper forum to challenge the confiscation order, without any adjudication on its merits. As the confiscated goods remained in the petitioners' custody, the Court directed that the respondent's bank guarantee should not be returned. The Court also recorded the Executive's undertaking regarding issuance of a detention certificate and waiver of demurrage charges if the respondent succeeds, but did not decide those issues. en-us Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:56:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45252 Departmental confiscation of the gold bars rendered the pending Special Leave Petitions infructuous, and the Supreme Court dismissed them on that basis. The respondent was nevertheless given liberty to pursue appropriate proceedings in the proper forum to challenge the confiscation order, without any adjudication on its merits. As the confiscated goods remained in the petitioners' custody, the Court directed that the respondent's bank guarantee should not be returned. The Court also recorded the Executive's undertaking regarding issuance of a detention certificate and waiver of demurrage charges if the respondent succeeds, but did not decide those issues. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45252