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2019 (11) TMI 1621 - HC - CustomsAuction of goods - violation of the provisions of Section 45 read with Section 150 of the Customs Act, 1962 - HELD THAT:- The petitioner has faced multiple round of litigation including upto the Hon'ble Supreme Court, and inspite of dropping of proceedings and payment of the due customs duty, has been deprived of its goods by the action of the respondents, which virtually amounts to misleading this Court, inviting severe exemplary action. The goods were seized by the Customs Department and the Warehouse Keeper (respondent No. 3) is their licencee, who refused to accept the Detention Certificate issued by the Customs and proceeded to auction the goods in violation of the statutory procedure, moreso, when this Court was seized of the matter. The Auction Notice was issued on 02.05.2018, whereas neither in the letter dated 22.05.2018 (Noticed in P-18) nor in the reply to the present writ petition by both the respondents, the said fact was disclosed. Both, the Department of Customs and the Warehouse Keeper (respondent No. 3) have deliberately misleaded this Court, amounting to interference in administration of justice. Notice of the application bearing CM No. 16007-CWP of 2018 is issued to the respondents for the next date of hearing - Adjourned to 21.11.2019.
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