MOGHAMMED TAYUB v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND ANR.
W.P.(C)/3289/2026 · 2026-07-22
Anil Kshetarpal, Shail Jain
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
DailyLaw.ai
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 13223 (DEL) · dailylaw.ai ]
DailyLaw.ai
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 13223 (DEL) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3289/2026 MOGHAMMED TAYUB .....Petitioner Through: None. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Sh. Atul Tripathi, SSC, CBIC Mr. Shubham Mishra, Mr. Akshay Sagar and Mr. Gaurav Mani Tripathi, Advs.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R % 22.07.2026
1. There is no representation on behalf of the Petitioner. The Petitioner had filed the present Writ Petition with the following substantive prayers:
"a. Issue a Writ, Order or Direction to the Respondents to Return I Release the gold chain detained vide Detention Receipt Number 68662 dated 12.02.2022. b. Set aside the Order in Original No. 34/WH/2022-23 dated 12-05-2022 and
Order-in-Appeal No. CC(A)CUS/D-11 Airport/2262/2024-2025 vide dated 26-11- 2024.”
2. A Counter-affidavit has been filed by the Respondent disclosing that a Revision Application had been disposed of by the Revisional Authority on 19.05.2026 while setting aside the order-in-appeal. It has also been stated that the Petitioner was allowed to take back the gold chain upon payment of a redemption fine of Rs.80,000/- under Section 125 of the Act with applicable custom duty and penalty which was 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 27/07/2026 at 15:41:49
reduced from 1,05,000/- to 52,000/-.
3. Keeping in view the aforesaid development, the Writ Petition is
disposed of as infructuous. However, the Petitioner will have the liberty to file an application for revival if the cause to continue the present Writ Petition survives.
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.
AMIT MAHAJAN, J.
JULY 22, 2026/kp 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 27/07/2026 at 15:41:49