ROOVI vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

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$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 26th November, 2025 Uploaded on: 28th November, 2025 + W.P.(C) 9063/2025 & CM APPL.48625/2025 ROOVI .....Petitioner Through: Dr. Ashutosh and Ms. Fatima Bano, Advs. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Harpreet Singh, SSC wtih Mr. Jai Ahuja and Mr. Santosh Sharma, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. This matter is being taken up today, as 25th November, 2025 was declared a holiday on account of ‘Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day’ videNotification No. 35/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC. 3. This is a petition filed by the Petitioner- Ms. Roovi under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India inter alia seeking release of the goods, detained by the Respondent Department vide detention receipt No. 3821 dated 18th February, 2024. 4. Vide the said detention receipt, the Respondent Department had detained the goods of the Petitioner, being 7 gold bangles weighing 222 grams. 5. The case of the Petitioner is that no Show Cause Notice has been Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 9063/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:RAHUL Signing Date:28.11.2025 17:26:15 issued till date. 6. Notice was issued in this matter on 23rd July, 2025. The case of the Petitioner is that the bangles belong to three ladies. All three of them travelled together. Dr. Ashutosh, ld. Counsel for the Petitioner contends that No Show Cause Notice (herein after ‘SCN’) was issued in this matter. 7. However Ld. Counsel for the Respondent submits by way of Counter Affidavit which is on record that there is an Order-in-Original (herein after ‘OIO’) dated 21.05.2024 which has also been passed by the authorities directing the absolute co