SCA/5882/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/5882/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 30/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:29321-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5882 of 2026 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5906 of 2026 ========================================================== PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS,AHMEDABAD & ANR. Versus VANITABEN MOHANBHAI PATEL ========================================================== Appearance: MS HARDIKA VYAS(11450) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 30/04/2026 JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. The respondent herein, being aggrieved by the initiation of departmental inquiry, approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”). 2. The contention advanced by the respondent was that the respondent was being proceeded both before the Criminal Court as well as on the Departmental side and, therefore, initiation of departmental proceedings were improper. 3. The Tribunal, on consideration of the matter and taking into consideration the charge memoran