2024 (2) TMI 383

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....s Act 1962. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents for expeditious disposal of enquiry pertaining to the Seizurer of Betel Nuts, pending since May 2023 preferably within a stipulated time period." 3. Learned counsel for the Union of India has raised preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition and submitted that the Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, NRU, Noida has issued summons under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 to the petitioner, who is a proprietor of the firm M/s Sealine Movers Logistics, which is engaged in providing services to its client engaged in import and export of dry fruits. The authority concerned wants to int....

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....icles 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India. There is no bar for the High Court to entertain an application for pre-arrest protection under Article 226 of Constitution of India, yet it was held that such power should be exercised sparingly. 5. He has also placed reliance upon the judgement and order dated 17.07.2023 passed in Criminal Appeal Nos.___ of 2023, arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 4212-4213 of 2019 (The State of Gujarat Etc. Vs. Choodamani Parmeshwaran Iyer & Anr. etc.) wherein Hon'ble Apex Court has allowed the criminal appeal preferred by the State of Gujarat etc. and set aside the common order passed by the Gujarat High Court dated 24.12.2018 on the ground that if the respondents fail to appear, then it shall be open for the....