Gold Kada Worn by Sikh Man is Personal Effect, Delhi HC Orders Release

Daljeet Singh Vs Commissioner of Customs (Delhi High Court) The Delhi High Court, in the case of Daljeet Singh Vs Commissioner of Customs, has ruled that a gold kada worn by the petitioner was a personal effect and ordered its release. The petitioner, Daljeet Singh, a Sikh, was traveling from Dubai when a 22 carat gold kada weighing 60 grams, which he stated he always wore as a personal effect, was detained by the Customs Department at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. The Court observed that the appearance of the kada and the petitioner’s submission that he wore it as a pe...