2004 (1) TMI 91

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....he consignment imported was not being cleared by the importer respondent No. 4. It was learnt from Respondent No. 2, Commissioner of Customs, ICD, that SIIB investigations were going on in respect of goods imported. (ii) The case of the petitioners is that from the end of December, 1998 respondent No. 4 has failed to clear the goods. Petitioner No. 2 who happens to be the agent of petitioner No. 1 has been repeatedly seeking that the imported consignment be de-stuffed from the containers so that containers are released to them, but to no avail. Further grievance of the petitioner is that though respondent No. 3, Container Corporation of India Ltd., informed respondent No. 4 that if the goods are not cleared on payment of customs duty and....

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....ner Depot (ICD) Tugalakabad, New Delhi as well as to the Chief General Manager, Inland Container Depot, Tugalakabad, New Delhi, to be present in Court. 5.Container Corporation of India had been repeatedly taking the plea that it has no arrangement or space to keep/store the goods, which may be de-stuffed from the containers. In the absence of space in their warehouse, they were not in a position to release the containers after de-stuffing/decanting. Customs authorities, were not making any arrangements for storing of such goods and have been asking the Corporation to release the containers after de-stuffing and decanting, which it is unable to do in the absence of storage space for goods pending auction. 6.Pursuant to the orders passe....