https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45677 The court allowed the writ petition in a case involving the confiscation of zinc ingots under the Customs Act. The petitioner was directed to redeem the ingots upon payment of a fine and faced a penalty under the Act. The court found the order unsustainable due to the lack of evidence proving wrongful importation and the failure to establish the petitioner's knowledge or belief regarding the confiscation. Despite the availability of an alternative appeal remedy, the court entertained the petition based on a clear error of law in the impugned order, ultimately quashing the confiscation and penalty without awarding costs. en-us Mon, 17 Nov 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:55:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45677 The court allowed the writ petition in a case involving the confiscation of zinc ingots under the Customs Act. The petitioner was directed to redeem the ingots upon payment of a fine and faced a penalty under the Act. The court found the order unsustainable due to the lack of evidence proving wrongful importation and the failure to establish the petitioner's knowledge or belief regarding the confiscation. Despite the availability of an alternative appeal remedy, the court entertained the petition based on a clear error of law in the impugned order, ultimately quashing the confiscation and penalty without awarding costs. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 17 Nov 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45677