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TMI Blog2009 (6) TMI 819X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ficers visited the Railway Station and examined the Railway Parcel Godown on 6-1-98 and found a consignment of silver bullion with foreign marking weighing 257.300 Kgs. valued Rs. 20,06,940/- and other miscellaneous goods of foreign origin like cameras, watches, bushes of industrial purposes, etc. (in burnt and damaged condition). The Customs Officers seized silver bullions of foreign origin. M/s. Andhra Angadia Services, Delhi by letter dated 19-1-98 stated that they have booked some silver box of approximately 250 Kgs. from New Delhi in G.T. Express on behalf of their clients on 25-8-97. It is also stated that they have communicated the matter to the owners of the goods in question to contact the Customs Authorities and to submit their cl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nt that the goods were already confiscated vide Adjudication Order No. 8/COMM/ADJ/C/99/CU, dated 31-3-99 by the Commissioner of Customs, Kanpur. Ld. Advocate submits that the applicant thereafter moved another writ application before the Hon ble High Court being Civil Writ Petition No. 1709 of 2008. By Order dated 22-9-2008, the Hon ble High Court dismissed the writ application with interim direction. It was directed by the Hon ble Court that the applicant may apply for issuance of certified copy of the Adjudication order before the Authority concerned and avail the appropriate remedy under the Central Excise Act, 1944. In terms of the Order of the Hon ble High court, the Superintendent of Customs by letter dated 24-10-2008 served a copy of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a letter dated 19-1-98 in which he stated that his client M/s. Andhra Angadia Service had booked some silver bars of approx. 250 Kgs. from New Delhi in G.T. Express on behalf of their matter to the owners of the goods in question to contact the Customs authorities and submit their claim directly. But nobody came forward to claim the seized goods nor M/s. Andhra Angadia Service submitted any documents/list of their clients in this respect. It is seen that the applicant moved the writ petition before the Hon ble High Court in the year 2008 when the auction proceedings was initiated against the goods in question. Ld. Advocate submits that they have perused the Courier Company during the passage of time of 10 years. He submits that it is st ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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