M/S. Oriental Trimex Limited v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Customs (Recovery) & ANR.

$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 198/2019, C.M. APPL.967/2019 M/S. ORIENTAL TRIMEX LIMITED ..... Petitioner Through : Sh. Abhishek Jaju and Sh. Prem Ranjan Kumar, Advocates.

versus THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (RECOVERY) & ANR. ..... Respondents Through : Sh. Harpreet Singh, Sr. Standing Counsel.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 11.01.2019 Issue notice. Sh. Harpreet Singh, Advocate accepts notice. The petitioner's grievance inter alia is that the respondents have till date not passed any final orders in the four appeals pending before the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) against the four Orders-in-Original [Nos. 3/ADC/2014 dated 10.01.2014; 4/2014 dated 10.04.2014; 2/2014 dated 10.01.2014 and 6/2014 dated 10.01.2014]. It is also urged that the Customs authorities are proceeding to recover the demands consequent to which the petitioner would be gravely prejudiced.

Having regard to the fact that the appeals have been pending for the the last four years, the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) is hereby directed to finalise the hearing and pass final order within eight weeks. Till making a final order, the Customs authorities shall not enforce the demand. The writ petition is allowed in the above terms.

Order dasti.

S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J PRATEEK JALAN, J JANUARY 11, 2019/ajk