https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781658 HC held that continued detention of seized gold was unlawful where no show-cause notice or personal hearing was provided, breaching principles of natural justice. Relying on settled precedents and SC authority on time limits for issuing notices, the Court directed release of the seized gold subject to payment of full applicable customs duty and warehousing charges. The HC also directed Customs to discontinue the practice of obtaining standardized waivers of show-cause notices and hearings and to follow Section 124 procedures and natural justice in confiscation cases. Petition disposed. en-us Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:52:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781658 HC held that continued detention of seized gold was unlawful where no show-cause notice or personal hearing was provided, breaching principles of natural justice. Relying on settled precedents and SC authority on time limits for issuing notices, the Court directed release of the seized gold subject to payment of full applicable customs duty and warehousing charges. The HC also directed Customs to discontinue the practice of obtaining standardized waivers of show-cause notices and hearings and to follow Section 124 procedures and natural justice in confiscation cases. Petition disposed. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781658