$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 18005/2025 VAIBHAV KUMAR RASTOGI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Viraat Tripathi & Mr. Ajay Singh, Advs. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aakarsh Srivastava, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN O R D E R % 27.07.2026 1. This Writ Petition was filed with the following prayers: “A. To issue a writ in the nature of certiorari and mandamus or any other writ or order directing the Respondent to immediately release the Petitioner’s personal gold jewellery seized on 21.02.2024; B. To pass direction to the Respondents to waive the warehouse charges accrued due to their inaction and failure to release the jewellery even after Order-in-Appeal dated 26.09.2025 passed in CC (A) CUS/DI/Airport/1095/2025-26 which allowed the release of detained jewellery;” 2. Learned Counsel representing the parties have agreed that ‘Prayer A’ has become infructuous as the gold jewelry has already been released to the Petitioner. 3. With regard to ‘Prayer B’, learned Counsel representing the Petitioner submits that he is entitled to refund of warehouse charges for the period when Revision and Review Petitions remain pending, after the Appeal was allowed in favor of Petitioner. 4. Admittedly, the Petitioner has already deposited the warehouse This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 15:32:59 charges. 5. In these circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of while granting liberty to the Petitioner to make a representation to the Authority for waving the charges, if he wishes so. If such representation is made, the same shall be considered and decided by the Competent Authority in accordance with law. ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. SHAIL JAIN, J. JULY 27, 2026/pd/hp This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 15:32:59