# MS GULZAN ORAZGULYYEVA vs THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS & ANR.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-05-29
Citation: W.P.(C)-3550/2025 2025:DHC:4838-DB
Petitioner: MS GULZAN ORAZGULYYEVA
Respondent: THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS & ANR.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29th May, 2025 W.P.(C) 3550/2025 MS GULZAN ORAZGULYYEVA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S Vijay Kanth, Adv. versus THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Anushree Narain, SSC with Mr. Ankit Kumar, Adv. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking release of the jewellery detained by the Customs Department vide Detention Receipt dated 12th September, 2024. 3. It is the case of the Petitioner that she is a citizen of Turkmenistan and holding a Turkmenistanian passport. The Petitioner was traveling from Turkmenistan to India with her husband for medical treatment on 12th September, 2024. The Customs Department intercepted her upon her arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and gold jewellery, which according to her were old and used ornaments gifted by family members during her marriage were seized. 4. The gold jewellery seized consisted of one gold chain and two gold bracelets weighing abo

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