https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468343 Writ petitions challenging customs penalty orders were held not ordinarily maintainable where an effective statutory appeal was available. Alleged violation of natural justice could be examined in the appellate forum, and the existence of a pre-deposit condition was not enough to bypass the appeal remedy. The court noted that non-quotation or wrong quotation of the relevant penal provision does not, by itself, create a jurisdictional defect where the authority otherwise has competence. In the absence of any exceptional ground, the petitioners were left to pursue the statutory appellate remedy. en-us Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:58:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468343 Writ petitions challenging customs penalty orders were held not ordinarily maintainable where an effective statutory appeal was available. Alleged violation of natural justice could be examined in the appellate forum, and the existence of a pre-deposit condition was not enough to bypass the appeal remedy. The court noted that non-quotation or wrong quotation of the relevant penal provision does not, by itself, create a jurisdictional defect where the authority otherwise has competence. In the absence of any exceptional ground, the petitioners were left to pursue the statutory appellate remedy. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468343