2024 (11) TMI 273

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....e Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Jayaraj For the Respondents : Mr. R. Nandha Kumar, Senior Standing Counsel ORDER Though this Writ Petition has been filed for issuance of a writ of of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records challenging the Seizure Order made by the 4th respondent, dated 14.03.2024, and further direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to take back/re-export the Gold Jewell....

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....014 3.W.P.No.2968 of 2016, dated 29.02.2016 4.W.P.No.5148 of 2018, dated 20.04.2018 5.W.P.(MD) No.3125 of 2018, dated 21.02.2018 It is thus submitted that similar orders could be passed. 4. Before proceeding to examine the above contention, it is relevant to extract Section 110 A of the Customs Act, 1962, which reads as under : ''110A. Provisional release of goods, documents and ....

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....which is vested with the discretion under the statute, exercise the same. 7. It is trite law that the power of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India though very wide, nevertheless, this Court would neither exercise the discretion vested with the statutory authority nor direct the manner in which the authority must exercise the discretion. 8. In view thereof, I am of the ....