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2026 DAILYLAW 18128 (DEL)

SIKANDAR KHAN v. THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND ANR.

W.P.(C)/8767/2026 · 2026-09-14

Anil Kshetarpal, Shail Jain

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010276502026 + W.P.(C) 8767/2026 SIKANDAR KHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohammed Ather Ansari and Ms. Anam, Advs. versus THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Aakarsh Srivastava, SSC with Mr. Anand Pandey & Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN O R D E R % 14.09.2026 1. The present Writ Petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking, inter alia, quashing of Order No. 13/26-Cus dated 19.01.2026 passed by the Revisional Authority, the Order-in-Appeal bearing No. CC(A)CUS/D/D-1/Airport/99/2023- 24 dated 03.08.2023 and the Detention Receipts bearing Old DR No. 36733 dated 23.04.2022 and New DR No. 48668 dated 15.09.2022, and for a direction to the Respondents to unconditionally release the detained gold bar weighing 100 grams. The Petitioner has also sought a direction to the Respondents to bear the storage charges levied by the Central Warehousing Corporation for the period of detention or, in the alternative, a direction to the Central Warehousing Corporation to waive the said charges. 2. Learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner submits that the 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 16/09/2026 at 12:35:44 Petitioner has already deposited the Customs duty, penalty and fine in terms of the order passed by the Revisional Authority on 19.01.2026. 3. Learned Counsel further submits that, insofar as the waiver of warehouse charges is concerned, the office of the Commissioner of Customs has issued a Detention Certificate dated 24.08.2026, thereby waiving the warehouse charges for the period commencing from 04.08.2023. 4. In view of the aforesaid position, the reliefs sought in the present Writ Petition do not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. All pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. SHAIL JAIN, J. SEPTEMBER 14, 2026/pd/rm 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 16/09/2026 at 12:35:44