1951 (11) TMI 23

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....lication under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, asking for a writ of certiorari to be issued to the Deputy Collector of Central Excise and Land Customs, Shillong, quashing his order dated 28 -10 -1950. The order is in these terms : I, therefore, trader S. 167(8) , Sea Customs Act 1878 read with S. 9, Land Customs Act, 1924, order confiscation of the gold and silver. These may be redeemed ....

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....ur means the Collector of Central Excise at Shillong. It is admitted that the Deputy Collector, Mr. A.N. Nanda is a Collector of Central Excise and Land Customs at Shillong, within the meaning of para. (f) of cl. (2) of R. 2. 2. MR . Medhi has raised a preliminary objection namely that the application under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India is incompetent by reason of the fact that the powe....

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.... and is a Collector for Shillong under the Sea Customs Act, this Court is competent to issue a writ of certiorari to him If this argument were accepted, it would lead to an anomalous position, for instance, a Deputy Commissioner of Pakistan might seize contraband goods within the territory of Pakistan and then come to Shillong for a holiday; would this Court be competent to issue a writ of certior....