2024 (12) TMI 623

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..... ndents 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 relea .....

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..... fic directions passed by learned Division Bench of this Court, the gold chains have yet not been released. 3. When the above said petitions were taken up by this Court on 16.10.2024, it was apprised that the respondents were seeking exorbitant amount qua warehouse charges. This Court felt that it appeared to be a case of sheer harassment and, therefore, there was a direction to file a short affida .....

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..... heir right to recover the ground rent/warehouse charges is left open, it will be ensured that the gold chains are released without any further delay. 8. Sh. Nitin Raj, Superintendent, Office of Commissioner of Customs (General), New Custom House has also stated during the hearing that if there is an order to that effect, it will be ensured that the chains are released to the respective petitioners .....

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