Warehoused goods - goods were not cleared within the time limit ...
High Court Rules No Mandamus for Contract Dispute Over Unclaimed Goods Under Customs Act, Section 48.
April 10, 2021
Case Laws Customs HC
Warehoused goods - goods were not cleared within the time limit stipulated in Section 48 of the Customs Act, 1962 - The customs authority at no point of time detained the goods. Therefore, this is purely a contractual issue between the petitioner on the one hand and the private respondents on the other. In such a case, it would not be open to the Writ Court to issue any Mandamus compelling the private respondents herein to permit clearance of the goods - Petition dismissed - HC
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