1979 (7) TMI 88

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....he Assistant Collector of Central Excise, complains that the Order of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution is a wrong exercise of its jurisdiction because there is an alternative statutory remedy under the Central Excise Act for relief when goods are seized. It is correct to say that the High Court must have regard to the well established principles for the exercise of its writ jur....

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....me reluctants when, during the investigation, any relief, interim or final, which has a tendency to slow down or otherwise hamper the investigation, is sought. 2. In the present case, the requirements that the prosecution put forward were readily granted by the High Court and the need for the containers which bear tell-tale testimony necessary for the investigation does not appear to have been ....