Dilshad Khan v. Principal Commissioner Of Customs (Import)

$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 347/2017, C.M. APPL.1568/2017 DILSHAD KHAN ..... Petitioner Through : Dr. G.K. Sarkar, Ms. Malabika Sarkar, Sh. Prashant Srivastava, Sh. Dhruv Seth and Sh. Nitish Shrivastava, Advocates.

versus PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) ..... Respondent Through : Sh. Sanjeev Narula and Sh. Abhishek Ghai, Advocates, for respondents.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI

O R D E R

% 13.01.2017 The petitioner seeks directions for provisional release of its goods imported by Bill of Entry dated 19.09.2016. It is submitted that despite repeated requests, the application for provisional release has not been considered and appropriate orders made. It is also stated that substantial amounts exceeding the duty of the declared value have been deposited with the respondents.

This Court is of the opinion that having regard to the limited nature of the relief, the respondents shall expedite the process and ensure that an order is made on the provisional release application as early as possible and preferably within two weeks from today. The respondents shall also take into account the amounts deposited, while imposing any condition it warrants necessary.

All rights and contentions of the parties are kept open. The petition is partly allowed in the above terms. Order dasti.

S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J NAJMI WAZIRI, J JANUARY 13, 2017 ajk