2016 (4) TMI 1065

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....t : C.S.C.,Bijendra Kumar Singh ORDER This petition seeks the quashing of the summons dated 18 March 2016 issued by the Superintendent (Prevention), Customs Department, Lucknow Division, Lucknow under section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Customs Act'). A further relief that has been claimed is that the respondents should release the goods apprehended from....

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....n the estimated value of the goods. The petitioners claim to have deposited the tax. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the deposit of the tax on 18 March 2016, the goods have not been released. It also transpires from the records of the writ petition that the summons dated 18 March 2016 has been issued to the petitioners by the Superintendent (Prevention), Customs Department, Luckn....

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.... the Tribunal and the goods of foreign origin can also be released subject to payment of fine under the provisions of section 125 of the Customs Act. Sri B.K. Raghuvanshi has appeared for respondent no.1 while Sri Shashank Shekhar Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel has appeared for respondent no.2. They have opposed the petition. In regard to the two reliefs claimed in this petitio....