Ms Khan Sadaf D/O. Shri Mohammad Salim Khan, v. Union Of India, Represented By Its Secretary - Revenue

The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy and The Hon'ble Sri Justice Challa Kodanda Ram W.P.No.8349 of 2017 Between:

Ms.Khan Sadaf ....Petitioner and Union of India Rep. by its Secretary Revenue (Customs & Central Excise) New Delhi and 2 others ....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner:

Mr.Jeevan Kumar for Mr.VVSS.Kameswara Rao Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: Mr.B.Narayana Reddy The Court made the following:

CVNR, J & CKR, J WP.No.8349 of 2017 Order: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy) This Writ Petition is filed for setting aside the proceedings in C.No.VIII/48/52/2016-Cus-CC(HZ), dated 02-02-2017, of respondent No.2, whereby he has declined to compound the offence qua the petitioner under Section 137 of the Customs Act, 1969.

The petitioner has the remedy of filing an appeal before the Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Tribunal and a further remedy of appeal against the order that may be passed by the Tribunal to the Appellate Tribunal. No reasons have been put forth by the learned Counsel for the petitioner for bypassing these efficacious remedies. On this ground alone, the Writ Petition is dismissed without adjudicating the same on the merits of the case and with liberty to the petitioner to avail the afore-mentioned remedies at her option. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.10321 of 2017, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is dismissed as infructuous.

______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) ______________________ (Challa Kodanda Ram, J) Date: 02-11-2017 lur

CVNR, J & CKR, J WP.No.8349 of 2017