Detention of worn jewellery untenable as covered within ambit of personal effects

Gulista Khatoon Vs Commissioner of Customs (Delhi High Court)

Delhi High Court held that the used jewellery worn by the passenger would fall within the ambit of personal effects in terms of the Baggage Rules, 2016. Accordingly, the same would be exempt from detention by the Customs Department.

Facts- The case of the Petitioner is that she was travelling from Jeddah to India on 20th September, 2023 after completing her pilgrimage/Umrah in Mecca. Upon her arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, after she

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