BIKASH SONI v. UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS.
Court: High Court of Meghalaya
Bench: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE I. P. MUKERJI, CHIEF JUSTICE,HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE W. DIENGDOH
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Case summary
High Court of Meghalaya judgment dated 2024-11-25. BIKASH SONI v. UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Serial No. 01 HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA Daily List AT SHILLONG MC(WA) No. 63 of 2024 Date of order: 25. 11. 2024 Shri. Bikash Soni .... Applicant - Versus - 1. Union of India, Through Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, North Eastern Region, M. G. Road, Shillong, Meghalaya - 793001 2. The Commissioner of Customs, Office of Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Customs House, 110 MG Road, Shillong, Meghalaya. 3. Office of the Commissioner of Customs, A/S Unit, Imphal, Manipur. ... Respondents/Appellants Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice I. P. Mukerji, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh, Judge Appearance: For the Applicant : Mr. D. S. Chanda, Adv. with Mr. B. Deb, Adv. For the Respondents : Dr. N. Mozika, DSGI with Ms. L. M. D. Marak, Adv. Ms. N. A. U. Sogra, Adv. th This appeal was admitted by an order of this Court dated 9 May, 2024. th We have fixed the appeal for hearing on 10 December, 2024. Let the appeal be listed accordingly.
In the meantime, Advocate-on-Record for the appellants shall th prepare and file an informal paper-book in this Court by 6 December, 2024 and serve a copy thereof on Advocate-on-Record for the respondent by that date. In the meantime, the respondent has taken out a miscellaneous application. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent expresses the apprehension that since there is no stay of the departmental adjudication, the appellants will proceed to adjudicate upon the show-cause and proceed to sell the seized gold bangle. th In the interim order dated 9 May, 2024 passed in the appeal, we find that the appellants were permitted to retain the gold bangle seized until further orders of this Court. True, there is no stay of the adjudication. At this stage, we cannot even consider any stay of such proceedings.
However, even if there is conclusion of the adjudication before disposal of the appeal, the appellants shall continue to retain the gold bangle till disposal of the appeal or until further orders of the Court, whichever is earlier. The miscellaneous application [MC(WA) No. 63 of 2024] is disposed of accordingly. (W. Diengdoh) (I. P. Mukerji) Judge Chief Justice Signature Not Verified Page 2 of 2 Digitally signed by SYLVANA LIZ KHARBHIH Date: 2024. 11. 25 17:47:20 IST
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