https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465363 The dominant issue was whether the customs authority's inaction in deciding an application for provisional release of a detained photocopying machine warranted writ directions. The HC held that administrative delay in processing the provisional release request justified mandamus to ensure timely quantification and payment of duty. It directed the concerned customs authority to intimate the additional customs duty payable by a specified date, and required the petitioner to pay such duty within seven days of receipt of the intimation, thereby disposing of the writ petition with directions for expeditious provisional release processing. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:11:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465363 The dominant issue was whether the customs authority's inaction in deciding an application for provisional release of a detained photocopying machine warranted writ directions. The HC held that administrative delay in processing the provisional release request justified mandamus to ensure timely quantification and payment of duty. It directed the concerned customs authority to intimate the additional customs duty payable by a specified date, and required the petitioner to pay such duty within seven days of receipt of the intimation, thereby disposing of the writ petition with directions for expeditious provisional release processing. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465363