1995 (6) TMI 16

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....e way the case has been pressed. 2.In brief the facts are these. Sometime in September 1994 Tarun Kumar Chatterjee, J. ordered to the effect that the goods of the writ petitioners be released on payment of customs duty and a requisite detention certificate acceptable to the Airport Authority do issue. 3.The purport of the order would be that the goods would be released on payment of customs ....

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....ar because the balance sum of Rs. 56,579/- is clearly payable by them. Being a public authority it would be unreasonable on their part to withhold the sum without any just cause. A writ is, therefore, permissible for such recovery instead of having to file an ordinary suit, which tends to become a long drawn affair. There will be writs absolute in terms of prayers (a) and (b) and there will also b....