https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48553 Writ jurisdiction is not the proper forum to assess market value or quantify damages for imported goods retained and later sold by customs authorities. Where physical return is no longer possible, the court may decline to fix a monetary amount and leave valuation and loss to be determined by an appropriate forum. The Calcutta High Court found no illegality or irregularity in the trial court's refusal to determine damages in writ proceedings, and the challenge to that approach failed. en-us Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48553 Writ jurisdiction is not the proper forum to assess market value or quantify damages for imported goods retained and later sold by customs authorities. Where physical return is no longer possible, the court may decline to fix a monetary amount and leave valuation and loss to be determined by an appropriate forum. The Calcutta High Court found no illegality or irregularity in the trial court's refusal to determine damages in writ proceedings, and the challenge to that approach failed. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48553