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2019 (7) TMI 1093 - HC - CustomsImposition of penalty - abetting and aiding in the smuggling of Gold - no opportunity of personal hearing was provided as per Section 122-A of Customs Act, 1962 - Principles of Natural Justice - HELD THAT:- No acknowledgment has been placed on record in support of the claim that the request of the petitioners for providing an opportunity of hearing was received by the respondent. The receipt of show-cause notice is not disputed by the petitioners. Except seeking for personal hearing, no further objections have been filed by the petitioners. It is ex-facie apparent that the petitioners have failed to avail the opportunity provided by the respondent to contest the matter. This Court is of the considered view that no writ petition is maintainable without exhausting the alternative statutory remedy available under the Act. Petition disposed off.
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