VAVVO vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 29th May, 2025 W.P.(C) 5080/2025 VAVVO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Raj, Mr. Pratham Diwakar and Mr. Pravej Hasan, Advocates. Mr. Ashish Panday, Mr. Ajay Singh, Mr, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Advocates. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anushree Narian, 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 Petitioner was returning to India from Mecca, Saudi Arabia after performing religious pilgrimage (“Umrah”) on 11th February, 2024. She was wearing two gold bangles weighing 115 grams (hereinafter, ‘detained articles’) which were detained by the Customs Department and the same were seized. 3. The Petitioner is stated to have visited the Customs Department for release of detained articles on multiple occasions. However, the same has not been released. It is the case of the Petitioner that no show cause notice (hereinafter, ‘SCN’) has been issued in this matter and no personal hearing has been granted. 4. Ms. Anushree Narain, ld. Sr. Standing Counsel for Respondent submit