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WRIT PETITION NO. 3310 OF 2017

High Court: Bombay High Court Bench: BOMBAY
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WRIT PETITION NO. 3310 OF 2017

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2017 LawText (BOM) (06) 17

Writ Petition No. 3310 of 2017

2017-06-05

S. C. Dharmadhikari, Prakash D. Naik

Janak Dwarkadas (Senior Advocate) with Rohan Rajadhyaksha, Adhip Iyer, Cheryl Fernandes, Divij Joshi i/b M/s. AZB and Partners for the petitioners; Anil C. Singh (Additional Solicitor General) with Pradeep S. Jetly, Indrayani Deshmukh for respondent nos.1 to 7; Birendra Saraf and Yuvraj K. Singh i/b M/s. Desai and Diwanji for respondent no. 9

All Cargo Logistics Ltd., Ameya Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Apollo Logisolutions Ltd., Ashte Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Ltd., EFC Logistics India Pvt. Ltd., Gateway Distriparks Ltd., International Cargo Terminals & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Kerry Indev Logistcs Pvt. Ltd., Ocean Gate Container Terminals Pvt Ltd., Take Care Logistic Park (India) Pvt. Ltd., TG Terminals Pvt. Ltd., Seabird Marine Services Pvt Ltd., Adarsh Hegde, Ashish Dhurvendra Goel, Pisipati Sri Siva Prasad, Rajkumar Khemchand Rawlani, Darayush K Jalanwalla, Kalyan Chowdhury, Ishaan Gupta, Krishna B Kotak, Sivasankaran Jayaraman, K. Sriramamurthy, Iqbal Hussain Qazi, Jignesh Anantray Goradia, Yogesh Khatau Parekh

Union of India Through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue; Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Customs Zone-II; Commissioner of Customs (Import), JNCH; Commissioner of Customs, NS-III; Commissioner of Customs, NS-I, IV & V; Commissioner of Customs, NS-G; Central Board of Excise & Customs; Container Freight Station Association (India); Speedy Multimodes Ltd.; Assistant Commissioner of Customs, CFS Management Cell

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Nature of Litigation

The petitioners, comprising logistics companies and their directors, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging certain public notices issued by customs authorities regarding the appointment of a designated Container Freight Station (CFS) and related tender notice, alleging violation of their rights and arbitrary action.

Remedy Sought

The petitioners sought to quash Public Notice Nos. 8/2017, 16/2017, 27/2017, para 4.9 of Public Notice No. 161/2016, paragraphs 3.7 and 3.8 of Facility Notice No. 63 of 2008, the appointment of respondent no. 9 as designated CFS, and the tender notice dated 17/3/2017, and further sought a writ of mandamus restraining the respondents from enforcing the impugned notices.

Filing Reason

The petitioners contended that the impugned notices and appointment were contrary to law and prejudiced their interests, but the specific reasons are not elaborated in the excerpt provided.

Judgment Excerpts

The need for CFS was in response to the growing volume of international trade, the need for expeditious clearance of goods at the port within minimum possible time. The CFS has, therefore, been recognised as an extension of a customs station, set up with the main objective of decongesting the port.

Procedural History

The writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution. On 10th April 2017, the matter was reserved for judgment, and on 5th June 2017, the judgment was pronounced. Prior to that, the court issued Rule, and the respondents waived service; by consent, Rule was made returnable forthwith.

Acts & Sections

  • Customs Act, 1962:
  • Handling of Cargo in Customs Area Regulations, 2009:
  • Constitution of India: Article 226
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Container Freight Station Public Notice Designated CFS Facility Notice Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House Customs Act, 1962 Writ Petition Handling of Cargo in Customs Area Regulations, 2009 Tender Notice

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