GOVIND VENNANKOT CHANDRASEKHARAN vs ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27th March, 2025 W.P.(C) 2568/2025 & CM APPL. 12162/2025 GOVIND VENNANKOT CHANDRASEKHARAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Kavitha K.T., Mr. Subash K Chandhran, Mr. Sharat Gopal, Mr. Syam Krishnan K, Mr. Akash Awana and Meenal Pandagare, Advocates. versus ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aditya Singla, SSC CBIC with Ms. Supriya Juneja and Ms. Arya Suresh Nair, Advocates. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India inter alia seeking setting aside of the impugned Order in Original dated 07th November, 2024 wherein the goods being one gold kada and two gold chains were confiscated and redemption was allowed subject to payment of Rs. 70,000/-. 3. The brief background of the present petition is that the Petitioner is an Indian Passport holder with a residency permit in United Arab Emirates (hereinafter ‘UAE’). He and his family live in UAE as he is employed there. The Petitioner travelled to India along with his family on 09th Ap