DRI's Authority to Issue Show Cause Notices u/s 28 of Customs Act Invalidated; Legal Authority Questioned.

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....Jurisdiction - power of DRI to issue SCN u/s 28 of Customs Act - DRI are Proper Officers or not - availability of alternate remedy of appeal - In the present case, the entire proceedings are initiated by the respondent No. 2 - Joint Director, DRI, Mumbai, by issuing the show cause notice are invalid, without any authority of law and liable to be set aside and ensuing demands are also liable to be set aside. - HC....