Madras High CourtWP(MD)/5966/2013dismissed as infructuous

Kamaluddin, Saifullah Alias v. The Assistant Commissioner

2018-04-24Honourable Mr Justice M. Govindaraj2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.04.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ W.P(MD)Nos.5966 and 5930 of 2013 W.P(MD)No.5966 of 2013:

Kamaluddin Saifullah @ Nanhe Khne ... Petitioner Vs.

The Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, New Harbour Estate, Tuticorin - 628 004.

... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order dated 06.03.2013 in C.No.VIII/10/86/2007-Adjn., passed by the respondent and quash the same and direct the respondent to provisionally release the goods covered by the Bill of Entry Nos.1.399747, dated 17.11.2006; 2.399664, dated 17.11.2006; 3.396893, dated 04.10.2006; 4.398916, dated 06.11.2006; 5.396891, dated 04.10.2006; 6.398222, dated 25.10.2006; 7.398917, dated 06.11.2006; 8.399236, dated 10.11.2006, in terms of Section 110A of the Customs Act, 1962 and in terms of the decision of the Honourable Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner Vs. Navshakti Inds., Pvt., Ltd.

For Petitioner : Mr.Hari Radhakrishnan For Respondent : Mr.R.Nandakumar ****** W.P(MD)No.5930 of 2013:

Kuresh T.Rajkotwala ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, New Harbour Estate, Tuticorin - 628 004.

2. The Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, 13, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey Marg, New Marine Lines, Mumbai - 400 020.

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to release the goods seized and mentioned in annexure B to the show cause notice dated 18.05.2007 issued in F.No.DRI/MZU/G/Inv-15/2006-07.

For Petitioner : Mr.Hari Radhakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.R.Nandakumar ****** COMMON ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the reliefs sought for in these writ petitions have become infructuous and he has also made endorsements to that effect.

2. In view of the same, both the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Cs-I) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar +1cc to Mr.R.Nandakumar, Advocate Sr.No.63674 RSB VB/SV/MMS/SAR3/15/05/2018/2P/2C W.P(MD)Nos.5966 and 5930 of 2013 24.04.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/