2007 (12) TMI 454

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.... Mahesh Sonak, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Joseph Vaz, Central Government Standing Counsel ORDER Heard Mr. M. S. Sonak, learned Counsel on behalf of the Appellant/Defendant No.2 in Civil Suit No.9 of 2007. The defendant no.1 has chosen to remain absent yesterday and today. It appears that the Department of Customs and Central Excise has to recover a sum of Rs. 15,62,020/- from....

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....t the said goods seized by the plaintiff i.e. the Department of Customs and Central Excise were kept separately and they would be entitled to take them and deal with them in accordance with law. It was the further contention of the Department of Customs and Central Excise that the Central Government through the said Department of Customs and Central Excise would also have precedence over the du....