Case Note & Summary
The petitioners, comprising thirteen Container Freight Station (CFS) operators and thirteen individual directors, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction. The petition challenged two public notices dated 9th February 2017 and 6th March 2017, being Public Notice Nos. 16 and 27 of 2017, issued by the customs authorities. Additionally, the petitioners sought to quash and set aside an earlier public notice dated 16th January 2017, being Public Notice No. 8 of 2017. A partial relief was also sought in relation to Public Notice No. 161 of 2016 dated 28th November 2016, with the petitioners praying for its quashing and setting aside to a certain extent. The respondents included Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, various Commissioners of Customs at Nhava Sheva, the Central Board of Excise & Customs, the Container Freight Station Association (India), Speedy Multimodes Ltd., and the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, CFS Management Cell. The matter was heard by a Division Bench consisting of Justices S. C. Dharmadhikari and Prakash D. Naik. The court, after hearing the learned counsel for the parties, issued Rule and by consent made it returnable forthwith. However, the judgment text provided is incomplete and does not contain the substantive findings, reasoning, or final order of the court. Consequently, the legal issues, arguments, ratio decidendi, and operative directions remain unknown.
Issue of Consideration
WRIT PETITION NO. 3310 OF 2017
