2025 (3) TMI 755

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....ugh: Mr. Harpreet Singh, Senior Standing Counsel with Ms. Suhani Mathur and Mr. Jai Ahuja, Advocates. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner- Muhammad Nazim, under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India inter alia seeking release of the gold bars, which were detained by the Customs Depart....

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.... Original dated 29th February, 2024 has already been passed in the matter. Copy of the same has been handed over to the ld. Counsel for the Petitioner. The operative portion is extracted hereunder: - "In view of the foregoing, I pass the following order: ORDER i) I deny the 'Free Allowance' if any admissible to the passenger, Muhammad Nazim for the various acts of commission and omission; ....

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.... however, the Petitioner's case is that he never received it. It has been repeatedly impressed upon the Customs Department and also directed that show cause notices, correspondence and orders ought to be communicated through email, as observed by this Court in Bonanza Enterprises vs. The Assistant Commissioner of Customs & Anr., 2024: DHC: 9885-DB. The relevant portion of the said order reads: "....