1995 (9) TMI 70 - HC - Customs

Summary

The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad allowed the writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, directing the respondents to release the seized goods of Indian Katha to the petitioner, a trader named M/s. Krishna Gopal Chander Khalifa & Sons. The court found that no show cause notice was issued within six months of the seizure, making the seizure illegal. The order of seizure dated 19-3-1990 was quashed, and the respondents were directed to release the goods to the petitioner.