Supreme Court of India · 2016-05-13
Jatin C Jhaveri vs Union Of India
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2016 SUPREME COURT 2573
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Jatin C Jhaveri
- Respondent
- Union Of India
- Author
- Uday U. Lalit
- Bench
- T.S. Thakur, Uday Umesh Lalit
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision dismissing the appeals related to the seizure of currency under Clauses (d), (e), and (i) of Section 113 of the Customs Act, 1962. The Court established that the burden of proof lies on the claimant to demonstrate the legal source of the currency, which Jatin Jhaveri failed to do satisfactorily. The Court affirmed that the actions of the Customs authorities were justified given the circumstances surrounding the seizure, leading to the dismissal of Jhaveri's claims.