https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48378 The Supreme Court quashed the detention order issued by the Detaining Authority under the COFEPOSA Act due to non-application of mind, reliance on irrelevant materials, and lack of conclusive evidence of smuggling under the Customs Act. The Court found no undue delay in passing the detention order and rejected the High Court's direction for criminal proceedings, emphasizing that it exceeded the scope of the writ petition. The detenu was ordered to be immediately released if not required in any other case, and the appeal was allowed. en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48378 The Supreme Court quashed the detention order issued by the Detaining Authority under the COFEPOSA Act due to non-application of mind, reliance on irrelevant materials, and lack of conclusive evidence of smuggling under the Customs Act. The Court found no undue delay in passing the detention order and rejected the High Court's direction for criminal proceedings, emphasizing that it exceeded the scope of the writ petition. The detenu was ordered to be immediately released if not required in any other case, and the appeal was allowed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48378