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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/13438/2024

Enyatullah Safi v. Union Of India & ORS.

2025-01-17Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Sachin Datta2 pages

$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13438/2024 ENYATULLAH SAFI .....Petitioner Through:

Ms.

Seema Singh, Advocate alongwith Petitioner.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Anurag Ojha, SSC, Mr. Karan Aggarwal, Mr. Subham Kumar, and Mr. Dipak Raj, Advocates.

Mr. Padma Kumar for FRRO.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 17.01.2025

O R D E R

1.

The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking that respondent no.2/ Office of Commissioner of Customs be directed to issue a clearance Certificate/NOC or any other essential document required for issuance of Exit Permit from the respondent No.3/Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO).

2.

The learned standing counsel for the respondent no.2 submits that there is no outstanding demand qua the petitioner nor is there any impediment or objection from the side of respondent no.2 as regards issuance of exit permit to the petitioner.

3.

He further submits that there is no provision/ requirement for any clearance certificate/NOC from the respondent no. 2. Attention is drawn to Paragraph 8 of the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent no.2, which reads as under:

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"8. That it is respectfully submitted that Mr. Safi Enayatullah petitioner has deposited penalty amount of Rs.2,00,000/- against O-I-O No 75/ADJ/2017 dated 28.04.2017 on 20.06.2023. Department is not in a practise of issuing such NOC/ certificate, however, department has no objection if petitioner want to leave the country as penalty amount levied has been paid and no government dues are pending against petitioner." 4.

In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the FRRO submits that the process of issuance of exit permit shall be expedited. The said statement is taken on record.

5.

No further order/s are required to be passed in the present petition and the same is consequently disposed of.

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