2020 (2) TMI 768

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....ijayakumar, Assistant Solicitor GENERAL of India. Smt.Preetha S.Nair, Central Government Counsel   JUDGMENT The case projected in this Writ Petition (Civil) are as follows: The petitioner who was working in Doha while returning to Kerala was taken into custody at Nedumbassery Airport by the officers of Air Intelligence Unit, and thereafter 789.300 gms of gold were allegedly seized from ....

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....t of Rs. 200/- as fine. Hence believing the officials the petitioner did not challenge the original order. Later on customs officials had come to the residence of the petitioner and collected the title deed of his house. The petitioner is put to a position where his alternate remedy has been exhausted due to the misrepresentation made by the customs officials as the period for approaching the a....

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....nsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt.Preetha S.Nair, learned Central Government Counsel for the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, appearing for R-1 to R-3 and Sri.P.Vijayakumar, learned Assistant Solicitor General, appearing for R-4 (Union of India). 3. Sri.Aravind T.H., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has made submissions including the pleading in this WP(C). Per cont....

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....ner wold point out that taking note of the plight of the petitioner, this Court may direct the respondents to accept payment of dues covered by Ext.P-2 demand notice in 15 instalments.   5. The said plea is strongly opposed by the learned Central Government Counsel appearing for R-1 to R-3. 6. Having regard to the facts of the case, it is ordered that the respondents concerned will perm....