Appeal from the judgment and order dated February 24, 25, 1964 of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench in Special Civil Application 459 of 1963.
On information alleged to have been received to the effect of that the appellant was in possession of a large quantity of undeclared gold the Assistant Collector of Customs and Central Exercise Raipur issued an authorization under r. 126 L 4 2 of the Defence of India Amendment Rules, 1963 Gold Control Rules hereinafter called the Rules, for searching the premises of the appellant.
The petition was heard along with similar petitions filed by other persons whose premises were likewise searched and goods and documents seized therefrom.
K. Sanghi, G. L. Sanghi and 0.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Subba Rao, C. J. This appeal by certificate raises the quest on whether the search of the premises of the appellant and the seizure of the articles and the documents found therein were valid.
were seized.
C. Mathur, for the appellant.
Pursuant to that authorization, the appellants premises were searched and as a result of the search gold and other articles, foreign currency and other documents.
He has also been doing business in many articles apart from being an exporter of manganese ore.
The relevant facts are as follows The appellant is a mining proprietor and holds several manganese mines in different States.
The appellant filed a petition under Art.
226 of the Constitution in the High Court of Bombay Nagpur Bench challenging the validity of the said search and the seizure of the articles and documents belonging to him.
Niren De, Addl, Solicitor General, N. S. Bindra and R. H. Dhebar, for the respondents.
998 of 1965.
For one reason or other, this appeal was number heard along with them.
