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Confiscation of goods on the ground of obscenity - Customs ...

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December 23, 2011

Confiscation of goods on the ground of obscenity - Customs authorities and the Tribunal below have all committed a serious error in holding the relevant goods as obscene so as to render them prohibited articles, order of confiscation and imposition of penalty not sustainable in law.... - HC

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