https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45794 Confiscation under customs and foreign exchange law was treated as quasi-judicial and required a real, effective opportunity to show permission before adverse action. Because the person concerned was in custody and later in jail hospital during the period fixed for explanation, the court found that the notice and statements relied on did not afford a fair chance to meet the proposed action. On that basis, the confiscation could not stand and the connected criminal complaint was also held unsustainable for breach of the statutory safeguard and natural justice requirement of prior hearing. en-us Wed, 30 Mar 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:14:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45794 Confiscation under customs and foreign exchange law was treated as quasi-judicial and required a real, effective opportunity to show permission before adverse action. Because the person concerned was in custody and later in jail hospital during the period fixed for explanation, the court found that the notice and statements relied on did not afford a fair chance to meet the proposed action. On that basis, the confiscation could not stand and the connected criminal complaint was also held unsustainable for breach of the statutory safeguard and natural justice requirement of prior hearing. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 30 Mar 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45794