https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788018 Existence of a statutory appellate remedy under the Customs Act precludes routine writ intervention against orders of confiscation and penalty; the court applied the principle of restraint in writ jurisdiction and upheld the High Court's refusal to entertain a writ where an adequate statutory appeal exists, requiring the petitioner to pursue that remedy. The decision recognises only narrow exceptional circumstances that would justify bypassing the statutory route, and the outcome is adverse to the petitioner who challenged confiscation and penalty proceedings. en-us Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:42:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788018 Existence of a statutory appellate remedy under the Customs Act precludes routine writ intervention against orders of confiscation and penalty; the court applied the principle of restraint in writ jurisdiction and upheld the High Court's refusal to entertain a writ where an adequate statutory appeal exists, requiring the petitioner to pursue that remedy. The decision recognises only narrow exceptional circumstances that would justify bypassing the statutory route, and the outcome is adverse to the petitioner who challenged confiscation and penalty proceedings. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788018