TMI Blog2024 (9) TMI 257X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hereby quashing the Order No. 674/2023-CUS(WZ)/ASRA/Mumbai, dated 18.09.2023 issued by the Respondent No. 2; B. Hon'b1e Court be pleased to issue Writ of Certiorari thereby quashing the Order in Appeal No: MUM-CUSTM-AXP-APP-624/2020-2021 dated 24.12.2020 issued by Respondent No. 3; C. Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus thereby directing the Respondent No. 2 to conduct fresh hearing on merits of Revision Application against Appeal No: MUM-CUSTM-AXP-APP-624/2020-2021 dated 24.12.2020 passed by Respondent No. 3." 3. Petitioner is an exporter who had exported goods under drawback scheme as provided under Section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 ("the said Act"). He claimed drawback for the exports made under various S ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ore, filed an appeal under Section 128A of the Act before respondent No. 3. The said appeal came to be dismissed vide order dated 24th December 2020. It is stated that the order came to be dismissed on the ground of limitation without appreciating the merit of the case. Against the said order, petitioner preferred a revision application before respondent No. 2 which also came to be dismissed by an order dated 18th September 2023. All these three orders are impugned in this petition. 7. In all these three orders, it has been emphasized that petitioner has been lying and the stand taken by petitioner consistently before the three authorities, i.e., respondent No. 2, respondent No. 3 and respondent no.4, and even before us, is that petitioner ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aragraph 27 of the Judgment of this Court in KML Estates Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Zarine D'Monte & Ors. 2023 SCC OnLine Bom 558 as under :- "27. In our view, this appeal has to be allowed. In our opinion, the said respondents, who are plaintiffs in the suit, should have come to the Court with clean hands. The observations of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in S.P. Chengalvaraya Naidu Vs. Jagannath (Dead) by LRS. (supra), that was relied upon by Mr. Dada, are relevant in this context. The Court observed : "The Courts of law are meant for imparting justice between the parties. One who comes to the Court must come with clean hands ....... We have no hesitation to say that a person whose case is based on falsehood, has no right to approach the Court. He ca ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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