2002 (11) TMI 794

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....ORDER Challenge in this writ petition is to the two notices dated 31 December, 1999 and 10 January, 2002, whereby the petitioner has been directed to pay a sum of Rs. 1,51,999/-, failing which action under Section 142 of the Customs Act, 1962 (for short 'the Act') is proposed to be taken against them. 2. Briefly stated the material facts leading to the filing of the present petition are....

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....rt but for some unavoidable reasons they could not do so and the goods could be re-exported only in January, 1996. Thus, the condition of re-export within six months, stipulated in the guarantee bond, having been breached, a notice under Section 28 read with Section 142 is alleged to have been issued to the petitioner for realisation of the balance amount of duty. 3. The main ground of cha....

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....We have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Although, Mr. Jain, learned Central Government standing counsel has vehemently attempted to support the impugned letters, seeking to recover the balance amount of duty, but he has not been able to dispute the fact that a notice under Section 28 of the Act had not been issued to the petitioner before invoking Section 142 of the Act. Rather, ....