2006 (3) TMI 140

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..... that:- Without going into the question as to the payability of interest on the value of goods found by the court to have been illegally seized, we hold that the appellants are liable to compensate the respondents at least by way of costs. The loss obviously suffered by the respondents during the pendency of the proceedings before the High Court was further aggravated by the delay in complying wit .....

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..... ng a writ petition. The writ petition was allowed on December 3, 2004. The High Court was of the view that the search and seizure were invalid and illegal. Consequentially, all actions taken by the appellants on the basis of such illegal search and seizure were quashed. The appellants were directed to forthwith return the gold, diamond and jewellery and ornaments seized from the respondents with i .....

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..... nsation by the appellants as directed by the High Court till today. Without going into the question as to the payability of interest on the value of goods found by the court to have been illegally seized, we hold that the appellants are liable to compensate the respondents at least by way of costs. The loss obviously suffered by the respondents during the pendency of the proceedings before the H .....

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