17-Year Customs Challenge Fails as DRI Held Proper Officer for Duty Recovery

Messrs Gold Star Industries Vs Union of India and others (Punjab and Haryana High Court) The Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of three writ petitions filed in 2007, as they involved similar facts and legal issues. The petitions arose from searches conducted by officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the premises of the petitioner companies in September 2005, during which documents, files, and electronic equipment were seized under panchnamas. The petitioners initially approached the Court seeking release of the seized materials, contending that the investigation init...