SAJAD AHMED KAK vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NEW DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 4th April, 2025 W.P.(C) 4327/2025 SAJAD AHMED KAK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. D.S. Chadha, Advocate. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NEW DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aakarsh Srivastava, Senior Standing Counsel. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL. 20037/2025 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 4327/2025 3. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the Petitioner – Sajad Ahmed Kak seeking issuance of appropriate directions to the Respondent-Department to either return the gold to the Petitioner or refund the value of the said gold in terms of the Order-in-Appeal No.CC(A)/CUSTOMS/ D-1/ AIR/ 2020-21 dated 17th June, 2020 passed by the Respondent-Department. 4. This petition has a long drawn history. The Petitioner had travelled from Bangkok to Delhi on 10th March, 2014 and he was carrying three gold 2014. 5. A show cause notice dated 1st September, 2014 bearing C.NO.VIII(AP)/ 10/P&I/579-B/2013 was issued to the Petitioner wi