2024 (12) TMI 623 - HC - Customs

Direction to release articles in question (gold chains) to the concerned petitioners on their depositing custom duty with the Authorities - HELD THAT - The respondents are directed to release the gold chains in question to the respective petitioners within one week from today without insisting for payment of any ground rent/warehouse charges. However, the respondents would be at liberty to take any permissible separate action to recover such ground rent or warehouse charges from the petitioners in accordance with law. Let the chains, accordingly, be released within one week from today - Petition disposed off.

Summary

The High Court directed the release of gold chains to petitioners within one week without payment of warehouse charges. Failure to do so allows petitioners to revive the petitions. Respondents can recover charges separately in accordance with the law.