Court Denies Provisional Release of Seized Memory Cards; Justification Misaligned with Customs Act Sections 110-126 and 150.

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....Seeking release of seized goods - memory cards of different specifications - The denial of provisional release appears not to have considered the legal framework for exercise of authority laid down in section 110 to section 126 of Customs Act, 1962 and, instead, has been sought to be justified in terms of section 150 of Customs Act, 1962. - Provisional release under section 110A of Customs Act, 1962, by adjudicatory determination or on appellate intervention, does not stand in the way of disposition as the owner deems fit. Shipping bills, filed for declaration of intent to export, is to be dealt in accordance with section 51 of Customs Act, 1962 for which responsibility vests with the supervisory establishment of the customs administration. This advisory is enunciated as a reminder that legislative intent must be adhered to at all times. - AT....