High Court for State of TelanganaWP/44032/2018disposed of no costs

M/S. S.R. Enterprises v. The Additional Commissioner Of Customs

2018-12-20V Ramasubramanian,P.Keshava Rao3 pages

* HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN + Writ Petition No.44032 of 2018 % 20-12-2018 # M/s S.R. Enterprises, 1-8-718/2, Vegetable Market Road, Nallakunta, Hyderabad-500 044, Telangana, Rep. by its Partner K.Hari Prakash S/o Srinivas ... Petitioner Vs.

$ 1. The Addl. Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Whitefield Plantations, Hoskote, Bangalore-560 066, Karnataka

2. The Commissioner of Customs, O/o the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore Customs Commissionerate, C.R. Bldgs., Queen's Road, Bangalore-560 001, Karnataka

3. Union of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Rep. by the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Room No.302, 3rd Floor, C.G.O. Towers, Kavadiguda, Secunderabad-500 080, Telangana ... Respondents ! Counsel for the Petitioner:

Mr. A.V.A. Siva Kartikeya Counsel for Respondents 1&2: Mr. B.Narasimha Sarma, Senior Standing Counsel Counsel for Respondent No.3: Mr. K.Lakshman, Asst. Solicitor General of India < Gist:

> Head Note:

? Cases referred:

Nil.

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN Writ Petition No.44032 of 2018 Order: (per V.Ramasubramanian, J.) Aggrieved by the detention of the multi-function devices, from the container that landed up in Bangalore Air Cargo, the importer has come up with the above writ petition.

2. Heard Mr. A.V.A. Siva Kartikeya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.Narasimha Sarma, learned Senior Standing Counsel for the respondents 1 and 2/Department.

3. Today, Mr. B.Narasimha Sarma, learned Senior Standing Counsel, brought to our notice a show cause notice dated 05-12-2018 issued to the petitioner. Thus, the proceedings under the Customs Act, 1962, have now begun. Therefore, they should be permitted to come to a logical end.

4. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to submit a reply to the show cause notice on or before 26-12-2018. Within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the 1st respondent shall pass final orders after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. No costs.

___________________________ V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J.

____________________ P.KESHAVA RAO, J.

20th December, 2018.

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN Writ Petition No.44032 of 2018 (per VRS, J.) 20th December, 2018.

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