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2014 (2) TMI 538 - MADRAS HIGH COURTWrit of Mandamus - claim of interest at the rate of 9% in respect of sale value of the gold which was sold by the Customs Department pursuant to the order of absolute confiscation which was passed. - Held that:- It is not in dispute that the said amount paid to the petitioner by way of refund by the Department. Now the claim of the petitioner is that the Department is liable to pay interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of the order i.e., 12-1-2007 till the order of the Tribunal on 17-12-2007. Petitioner having not questioned the sale of the gold bars during the pendency of the appeal, nor made any claim before the Tribunal nor made any representation to the authorities, now cannot seek for interest to be granted for the said period by filing this writ petition. - when the sale was effected the goods in question namely, gold bars stood absolutely confiscated and therefore, as on such date, the petitioner had no subsisting right over the said goods - Decided against the petitioner and in favor of revenue.
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