Supreme Court of India

Collector of Customs, Madras and Ors v. D. Bhoormul

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Reported as [1974] 3 S.C.R. 833

Bench M. Hameedullah Beg J.

Decided 3 April 1974

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the learned Judges of the High Court were in error in reversing the judgment of the learned: single Judge and in quashing the order of the Collector of Customs.

Judgment, page 14

Where later benches applied it

2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors. relied on
2025 Gastrade International v. Commissioner of Customs, Kandla referred to
2023 Commissioner of Customs (imports), Mumbai v. M/s Ganpati Overseas through its Proprietor Shri Yashpal Sharma & Anr. referred to
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to

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