2023 (10) TMI 122

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....>DR. RACHNA GUPTA, MEMBER (JUDICIAL) AND MS. HEMAMBIKA R. PRIYA, MEMBER (TECHNICAL) Present for the Appellant : Shri Arjun Raghuvender & Jayant Kumar, Soham Bandopadhyay, Advocates Present for the Respondent :Shri Nagender Yadav, Authorised Representative ORDER Arguments on the Miscellaneous application filed by the appellant requesting stay of disposal of seized 'gold dore bars' is he....

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....e by the officers of Customs and another by the officers of DRI have concluded different purity of the seized gold. It is impressed upon that these different reports reflects the arbitrariness on part of department. More so for the reason that these were not made available to the appellants. They had obtained these reports pursuant to their application dated 18.09.23, under Right to Information Ac....

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....re contradictory reports about the purity of 27 number of 'gold dore bars' in question. It is pertinent to note here that 'gold dore bars' should have the purity of less than/ upto 95% while being imported. The reports on record are observed to be both ways, i.e. less than 95% as well as more than 95%. In these circumstances, clause 2.4.3 of the guidelines for disposal of seized goods as produced ....

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.... Cargo Officer. Celebi Import Shed, Air Cargo Complex, New Delhi is hereby directed to not to deal with, or temper with. or part or otherwise dispose of the said goods without obtaining prior permission from or directions of the office of DRI, Noida Regional Unit, Noida and to keep the detained goods in safe custody till further directions from office of DRI Noida and to produce the goods as and w....