TMI Blog2008 (4) TMI 733X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... petition is for a direction to the Respondents to commence adjudication proceedings pursuant to the show cause notice dated 2nd December, 1994 issued by Respondent No.3 (Assistant Commissioner, Customs, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi). The further prayers are for an appropriate writ against the Respondents to supply to the Petitioner the entire material, documents, evidence etc. re ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... filing a writ petition being WP(C) No.4634/97. The challenge was rejected by a Division Bench on 26th November, 2002. It is the contention of learned counsel for the Petitioner that since then, more than 5 years have gone by but the Respondents have taken no steps to even commence the adjudication proceedings. Learned counsel for the Respondents says that there are a large number of coins that ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dings. We are of the opinion that the dispute that is sought to be raised is an inter-departmental dispute and it is entirely between two Government departments to sort out their differences and to work in harmony. We are unable to give any directions on behalf of one department of the Government against another department of the Government. Accordingly, we find no merit in this application. It is ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ote that the show cause notice has been pending since 1994 and considerable time has gone by in testing the validity of the show cause notice, through a challenge in this Court, and so the only appropriate relief that can be granted to the Petitioner is expeditious disposal of the show cause notice. We, therefore, expect the Respondents to adhere the schedule given by us above and the Petitioner t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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