M/S MAGGU MULTIVENTURES PVT. LTD. vs PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS-IMPORT INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT, TUGHLAKABAD, NEW DELHI & ORS.

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 9th September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 2882/2025 & CM APPL. 30493/2025 M/S MAGGU MULTIVENTURES PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Saren, Ms. Maninder Kaur, and Mr. Aryan Nagpal Advs. versus PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS-IMPORT INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT, TUGHLAKABAD, NEW DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Aakarsh Srivastava, SSC with Mr. Anand Pandey, Adv. (M: 9871094948) CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner- M/s Maggu Multiventures Pvt. Ltd. under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India inter alia seeking issuance of an appropriate writ petition directing the Respondents to allow the final release of the Roasted Areca Nuts (hereinafter, ‘the goods’) imported by the Petitioner on 12th February 2025 vide bill of entry no. 8320009. 3. The case of the Petitioner is that the goods were certified as being fit for human consumption by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (hereinafter, ‘FSSAI’) and the bill of entry was also assessed finally on 19th February 2025. Despite this, the consignment was not released by the Customs Department. The contention raised on behalf of the Customs Department was Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 2882/2025 Page 1 of 7 By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:11.09.2025 16:54:13 that the goods were not safe for human consumption. 4. Accordingly, notice was issued in this matter. Thereafter, the Customs Department has filed a counter affidavit annexing therewith several test reports which according to the Customs Department would show that the goods are not fit for human consumption. 5. The Petitio