WP No. 1310 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 1310 of 2025 AND WMP NO. 1562 OF 2025 Shakul Hameed Petitioner(s) Vs The Additional Commissioner Of Customs, Adjudication -air, O/o. Principal Commissioner Of Customs, Commisionrate-i, Chennai Airport New Custom House, Meenambakkam,Chennai -600 027. Respondent(s) PRAYER Calling for the records on the file of the respondent herein pertaining to the Impugned order passed in Order-in-Original No. 458/2024-25 Commissionerate-I dated 26.10.2024 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to give an opportunity of being heard to the Petitioner as per the Principles of natural justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.A.Ganesh For Respondent(s): Mr.G.Meganathan, JSC https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 1310 of 2025 ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has made an endorsement in the court bundle, on instructions that the petitioner is willing to file a Statutory Appeal as against the impugned order in original, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2.Since there is no violation of principles of natural justice committed by the respondent before passing the impugned order in original, the learned counsel for the petitioner has made the aforesaid endorsement in the court bundle seeking liberty for the petitioner to file the Statutory Appeal. 3.In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to file a Statutory Appeal as against the impugned order in original, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On payment of the statutory pre-deposit by the petitioner, the Statutory Appellate Authority shall entertain the appeal and dispose of the appeal, on merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. 4.With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 19-02-2026 vga https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 1310 of 2025 To The Additional Commissioner Of Customs, Adjudication -air, O/o. Principal Commissioner Of Customs, Commisionrate-i, Chennai Airport New Custom House, Meenambakkam,Chennai -600 027. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 1310 of 2025 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. vga WP No. 1310 of 2025 AND WMP NO. 1562 OF 2025 19-02-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis