Customs Commissioner Denies Refund Claim for Auctioned Betel Nuts; Ownership Certificate Deemed Insufficient Evidence.

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....Refund of sale proceeds of the confiscated goods which were later sold in public auction - This claim of the writ petitioner was clearly negated by the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), with the observation that such certificate/document only establishes that M/s Lapang Eco Products was engaged in supari/betel nuts business and this was not a conclusive proof of rightful ownership of the betel nuts under question. - HC....