Gauhati HC Allows Challenge to Customs Jewellery Seizure Due to Denial of Opportunity by Lower Court

Manik Chand And Sons (Jewellers) Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India And 5 Ors (Gauhati High Court) The matter before the Gauhati High Court involved a writ appeal filed by a jewellery company challenging actions taken by the Customs Department in relation to seizure of jewellery. The incident arose in 2017 when an employee of the company was intercepted at Guwahati airport while carrying old gold and diamond-studded jewellery claimed to belong to customers and intended for repair, polishing, and cutting. Although the employee possessed delivery challans and related documents, the Customs authorities...