Goods/Vehicle cannot be Detained without Opportunity of Defending to Person Transporting

AMI Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Jharkhand High Court) A bare perusal of the provisions of Section 129 shows that no goods or conveyance shall be detained or seized without serving an order of detention or seizure on the person transporting the goods on the allegation of making transit in contravention of the provisions of the Act or Rule made thereunder. Sub-section (3) indicates that the proper officer detaining or seizing goods or conveyance shall issue a notice within seven days of such detention or seizure, specifying the penalty payable, and thereafter, pass an order within a...