Release Imported Used Digital Multifunction Machines on enhanced customs duty payment: Madras HC

Atul Commodities Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (Chennai II) Import (Madras High Court) Atul Commodities Private Limited recently filed multiple writ petitions before the Madras High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitions sought a Writ of Mandamus to compel Respondents 1 – 3 (presumably government authorities) to release various models of secondhand highly specialized equipment, specifically digital multifunction print, copying, and scanning machines. These machines were imported by the petitioner and had been submitted for clearance before the author...