TMI Blog2017 (10) TMI 620X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... en completed and the SCN having been issued, the justification for continuing with the freezing of the bank account of the Petitioner does not survive. Non-issuance of “scrips” to the Petitioner - shipping bills of Petitioner placed on an “alert” list - Held that: - it is stated that “This is a pre-emptive measure taken to safeguard the Government revenue.” Significantly, there is no mention of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is condoned. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 639/2017 2.There are two grievances in the present writ petition filed by the AKS Apparels against the Commissioner of Customs (Exports) (Respondent No.1) and the Director General, Foreign Trade ( DGFT ) (Respondent No.2). The first is that the Customs Department has frozen the Petitioner s bank account No. 420900CA00012680 with the Pu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... orizing the Petitioner's Shipping Bills under 'alert', were done in the national interest so as to stop the fraud being played by the Petitioner. It is further averred that since the investigation was at the final stage, as soon as the investigation is completed, the status of the drawback will be cleared and SCN will be issued to the Petitioner . A similar averment is made in the pa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or the Petitioner points out that nowhere in the said SCN is any reference made to the fact that the Petitioner s bank account was frozen. 6. In any event, with the investigation having been completed and the SCN having been issued, the justification for continuing with the freezing of the bank account of the Petitioner does not survive. 7. In that view of the matter, the Court directs that ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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