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516gm Gold Chain Not Personal Effect: Delhi HC Upholds Customs Confiscation
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- Case Name
- Myratgeldi Mammedov Vs Union of India & Anr. (Delhi High Court)
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- All High Courts, Delhi High Court
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Myratgeldi Mammedov Vs Union of India & Anr. (Delhi High Court)
The petitioner, a Turkmenistan national, filed a writ petition seeking release of a 516-gram gold chain detained by the Customs Department at the IGI Airport, New Delhi. He asserted that the chain constituted his personal effect. The petitioner had travelled from Istanbul to Delhi on 04 May 2018, where he was intercepted by Customs officials who detained a gold chain, USD 520, and INR 3,460. An interpreter from Jawaharlal Nehru University was provided as the petitioner spoke Russian. According to the petitione...





