The High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION NO:40274 OF 2025 Between: Mohamed Jahangir lt4ohamed f\ilohideen, S/o Mohamed Jahangir, Aged about 52 years, Occ: Business, Rl/o No. 56,2nd Floor, Subash Nagar, Puthagaram, Kadapa Road. Kolathur, Ivlathavaram, Chennai-600099 ...PETITIONER AND

1. Union of lndia, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi - 110001 Represented by its Secretary.

2. Central lndustrial Security Force (CISF), RGIA Unit, Shamshabad, Hyderabad .- 500409. Represented by its Unit Commandant.

3. Office of the Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Rajiv Gandht lnternational Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad - 500409. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of lFre Constitution of lndia praying that tn the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly in the nature of a writ of [\4andamus declaring the inaction of the respondent- customs authorities in not considering the petitioner's representations submitted on 21-11 -2025 and in not passing orders under Section 124 of the Customs Act, I962 as being illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith consider the petitioners representation submitted on 21-11-2025 and pass appropriate orders assessing duty, if any, and release the petitioners goods in accordance with law. rr:..dF iF__--7 :./ ,/' ,/ lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the c i .umstances stated r:r the affidavit filed in sLrpport of the petition, the Hrgh CoLr . may be pleased to direct the Respondentl; to consider the representation of tir Petitioner submitted on 21-11-2025 Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S.JATIN TEJA FOR SRI M JAGA DEEPAK Counsel for the Respondent No.1 &2: SRI B.MUKHERJEI: FOR SRI N BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INT I \ Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MT.DOMINIC FERNANtT S, SC FOR CUSTOMS DEPT The Court made the following: ORDER az#ffiHgtrEF + # i*:" s'* ;1 ' //,/ IN 'I'IIT- HIGII (]OtJRT FOR THE STA'TI| OF TELAN(;ANA AT YDI'RABAD I'IIE HONOTIRABI,E SI{I .II IST'J(]T, P.SAM KOSHY ANI) I'III.] IIONOIIRABLE SRI .IUS'I'I(]I" STJI)I)ALA CTIALAPATT{I RAO \{'tll't P lr-f I1'lo\ No.,1027{ of 2025 Datc: -11 .l 2.2025 IJetu e ctt: Moltanrned .laharlgi r Nlohanlecl N'lohr tice t t I Inion of lndia- ivlinistry oi Fiuancc' Ncu t)ellri- I l(X)01 - rcprcscntcd br its 'ccrctar'1 and ()thers. \ rtd Petitioner ,Responclents 9BD-!l-8.' (par Itott'hlc Sri.[ustitc l''!trn Koslry') Hcarcl Mr.S-Jatin fe.]a, lcarncd counseI reptescntillg Mr',Naga Decpak. lcamcd c()rrnsel tbr the petitioner; Mr. U.Mtrkheriee, lealncd corrrlsel rcpresenting leamed Deputl' Solicitor General of lndia, lirr- r'espondcnt Nos' l and 2 and Mr.Don-rinic F emandcs. learned Serrior Standing Counsel lor thc Customs l)epartment, lot' resporldcnt No ] and perused the record' '['hc instant writ petition has hccrl Iilod claiming lor thc followitrg

2. rcliel-: '- fhcrefore in vierr of rirc nlrrrvs it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble (iourt mal be lrlcrt'cd t() rs)tre a \\'rit' order or direction. nrore 1:arlictrlarl-r irl lllc llalure of a rvrit of 2 \'landanrur rieclarinq thc rnaction L'l-thc respoudenl-Clu.r ,rr' arrthrrritics il r(rt coIii(lcl,lIlS llrc f.tilioner's rcpr.csel]( L.rni l0l-r ard ir nol passins ordcLs r ier submitted ,rn ll.ll Seclior ll1ol'thc (rr:lonrs 4ct. 1962 as beinq illcqlL lnd arbitrary,: and consequcnll\ dircct thc rcspondents to tbr( r ,ltir considcr the petitir)ner-s rcpr.scntation Jubtnilte.( i!t ILII.201: and pass appropriure (n(lcrs assessing (lur_\. I rL)- atrd release thc Pctitioncr': qoorls in accordancc rvitlr lar,. rrrd pass srLclr olhel order or trrclers li- this orr ble Cour, rrr dccttt llt and prol>cr iu thc irrlelcsts ol.irrstice. ' -1. 'l'lre uhole issue arosc or-rt ()l'the scizurc uhich r. s scized br thc sccond respondcnt upon thc pctitione r travclling [i t,r l \btr Dhahi to ll1'dcrabad b1, Etihad Ainrals [ilieht l;Y]58 on ll.I I -( ]5 -[hc sccond rcspondent authorities scizcd thc htugaee ot the pcrir )ne[ and upon vcrillcation of contents ol- thc sarnc. il s,as t'orrncl rI rl thc hassase I containcd the fbllor.r'ing arliclcs in it whiclr \\erc seizr,( r'itlc cletcnlion roceipt dated 12.1 1.2025 'SAMSLING (i.\t.AXY Ifot.t) 7- 1.0 tl REFI RBISIIFI) I.,\I) I oI'S-2-O I' H\'1D PII()Nlr - 1.0 I (;(XXiI,L PIXF-I- U,AI('tI J-I,O II I_t,y- t.0 tl BL{C K UOLOR .il{OI

4. It has been contended h1 learncd counscl lor rl L petitioner that the petitioner at l-his.iuncturc is rcadt t() pa), \\,hate\/er rhr custorn dtrlr' is assesscd with and pcnalty and othor cltarecs that shall b.. utposcd lri tho customs authoritics which could cntiril the pctitiouer lr, Ihe rclcast of the goods.

5. Lcamed Senior Standinq (]urrrrsel lbr rcspondc I No.l. on tlic other hand, contcnds that sincc (hc qoods rvere , lled onl\ on I 3

12.11.2025- the procectlings undcr the Custot.t.ts Act' 1962 (lor shot "thc r\ct") ha\e to be drasn slrtctlr in acctlrdance with thc provisions spclt oLrt trnticr tlle Act. lhe pctitioncr suhtnits that hc has approached thc aLrthorities b]' rra) o l' rcpr csentation datcd 21 11 2025 asking thcrn to erpcdite llrc proecttlirles br .tsscssing *hatcver is thc custolns dut.v. pcnaltl and olhcr cltarse s' u llrch thc pctitioncr would bc requircd to pa1 lbr thc rclease ol' thc said goods l{ouevcr' thc grierance ol thc pctitioner is that tltcrc has heen tro furthcr progrcss sincc tlien. Learnccl Stantling CoLtnscl subnlits that it is too early at this juncturc to sa) Lhat tlttic is llL) Irr.()qrcss in the proccediugs -t'he prorisions ol'larr havc to hc clrarr tt itt a procctlttral nlanncr as stipulated undcr the Act and rvl-rich takcs its orvrt titnc. [.earned Standing counsel further iilso highlighled the aspect thlt if at all il lbr an-v reason notlce under Secticn l2'l has not been issttctl u itltiu a period of six tnonths' thc petitioncr would bc atrtoruaticall) g.ct (hc bcncfit and shalt be entitled tbr release of the said goods 6. Considering the subrnissitlus trlade on the part ol counsel appearing on eithcr sidc. u'e do n()t irltond to kcep the writ pctitlon pending an1 tirrthcr 4

7. The \\'rit Pctition at thisjunctrrrc stands disposei r1'dirccting rltc thrrd respontle.nt to (akc appropriatc stcps in acc()rr. ince rvith thc provisions of larv as cxpcditiousll as possible. No costs C'onscrlucntlr'. ntiscellaneous pcLitions pcndine. i nr. shall strurd closcd. SD/.U. SUDHA ASS,I ;TANT REGISTRAR- /\ / =/ -' - - '-- qEcTloN oFFlcER //TRUE COPY// t \tt. 4-z--_ To, The Union of lndia, Ministry of Finance, North Block' Nt r lfelhi - 1 10001 ' Represented by its Secretary' The Central lndustrial Security Force (CISF), RGIA Urri Sharnshabad' Hyderabad - 500409. Represented by rts Unit Comman lrnL' The Office of the Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner oJ Crr toms, Ralrv Gandhi tnternational Airport,' Shamshabad, Hyderabad - 50040 rl one cc to SRI lvl NAGA DEEPAK, Advocate [oPUC] ONC CC tO SRI DOIT/INIC FERNANDES, SC FOR CLJ:J OIVS DEP T IOPUC] One CC to SRI N BHUJANGA RAO' Deputy Solicitor (l 'neral of lndia Advocate [OPUCI 2 4 5 o Two CD Copies

7. PMK BS EE I t i I i I HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025 i I I tr, i !.rir 1-.' \- \ ( n U f-i'll 2i),rt + ,T-.i i?1 ORDER WP.No.40274 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETTTION WITHOUT COSTS I eY )3-el 6 a-