SUGRA vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29th May, 2025 W.P.(C) 4968/2025 SUGRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Panday, Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. Akshat Raghuvanshi, Advocates. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anushree Narain, SSC with Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate. 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 petition has been filed by the Petitioner- Sugra under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking issuance of an appropriate writ directing the Customs Department to release the two gold kadas (hereinafter, ‘gold articles’) of the Petitioner detained vide Detention Receipt dated 5th May 2024 (hereinafter, ‘detention receipt’). 3. The case of the Petitioner is that she is a 64 years old lady, who had arrived at Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi International Airport on 05th May, 2024. Two gold kadas, which were worn by her, were seized by the Customs Department and a detention receipt was issued for the same. Till date, no Show Cause Notice (hereinafter, ‘SCN’) has been issued. 4. On the last date, notice wa