2016 (6) TMI 657

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....: Mr.A.Ganesh For Respondent in all WPs : Mr.V.Sundareswaran, SC ORDER Heard Mr.A.Ganesh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and Mr.V.Sundareswaran, learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent and with their consent, these Writ Petitions are taken up for final disposal. 2. In all these three writ petitions, the petitioners have sought for a direction to release the....

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....ppearing for the respondent Department submitted that since the Department has filed revisions before the Central Government, the Central Government may be directed to dispose of the revision petition within a time frame and the jewels may not be permitted to be redeemed for reexport. In support of his contention, learned standing counsel relied on the decision of this Court in Aiyakannu Vs. Joint....

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....sions have been taken on file. 4. So far as the decision in Aiyakannu's case was concerned, that was a case where the foreign passport holder approached this Court challenging the order passed by the respondents therein and for a direction to release the gold bars. On considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Court found that the plea raised by the petitioner before this Cour....

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...., in the instant case there is no proof to show that the revision petitions have been taken on file and no proof has been produced to show that notice has been ordered to the petitioner. That apart, the order of the Commissioner was passed on 30.06.2015 and the revisions are said to have been presented only on 16.02.2016/05.03.2016. In any event, as on date, the orders which have been passed by th....