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2014 (10) TMI 477 - HC - CustomsConfiscation of goods - Hazardous nature of goods - Held that:- Bills of entry were filed on 16.12.2013 and it is the specific case that these goods were imported from the group at France. Till date, the Department has not taken any action on the goods and for the first time, in the instructions given to the learned Standing Counsel, the Department takes a stand that the petitioner gave a letter in January 2014, agreeing to obtain appropriate No Objection Certificate. for the past ten months, the Department has not taken any action, if according to the Department, the goods cannot be released for certain reasons, then, the same should be put to the petitioner in the appropriate Form in accordance with law. Without doing so, there is no justification for the respondents to retain the goods endlessly in their custody. At this stage, this Court is not inclined to make an observation as regards the stand taken by the respondent, as regards the nature of the Cargo - Petition disposed of.
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