2019 (8) TMI 1823

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....tioner : Mr.N. Muralikumaran For the Respondent : Mr.S. Rajasekar, JSC O R D E R While the petitioner herein had challenged the seizure of 15.160 kg of Gold Bars under a Mahazar dated 14.10.2013 in W.P.No.5663 of 2014, the consequent Order in Original, confiscating the seizure gold, is under challenge in this Writ Petition. 2. Though the petitioner herein had raised several grounds, challen....

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....al hearing was granted on 12.08.2014 and 17.09.2014, at which point of time, the authorised representative of the petitioner requested for adjournment which was also considered and the time was extended to 29.09.2014. On that date, no one had appeared for the personal hearing and no written reply was filed and therefore, the impugned order came to be passed. I do not find any infirmity in such an ....

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....is of the view that if an opportunity is granted to the petitioner to substantiate his claim before the original authorities by taking a lenient view, the ends of Justice would be met. As such without going into the merits of the case or any of the other grounds raised by the petitioner, the Order in Original dated 17.02.2015 is set aside and the matter is remanded back to the respondent herein fo....