hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3628 OF 1990 Bharat Pulverising Mills Ltd. And anr. ... Petitioners Versus Union of India and Ors. ... Respondents Mr. Sujay N. Kantawala i/by Kantawala &: Co. for Petitioners. Mr.P.S. Jetly with Mr. H.V. Mehta for Respondents. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATED : JULY 30, 2009 P.C. The Petitioners had imported goods against REPL licences. According to the Petitioner he had submitted four licences which were lost by the department. The Petitioner has annexed letter dated 27.10.1989 and 10.11.1989 issued by the Assistant Collector of Customs in respect of two such licences which indicates that the licences were registered with the department but lost within their possession. Thereafter the Petitioner applied to D.G.F.T. for issue of duplicate licence by communication dated 20.7.1990. By letter dated 29.10.1990 the Petitioner is informed that the request for duplicate licences cannot be considered. It is the case of the Petitioner that thereafter the respondents threatened to invoke ITC bonds consequent whereupon the Petitioner moved this court. The Petition was admitted in the year 1990. The Petitioner has also released the goods on giving bond in the sum of Rs.3,41,957/-. In our opinion, considering the value of REPL licences which were lost by the Custom Authorities, the ends of justice will be met if the Petitioner is discharged from the bond. In that context, rule made absolute in terms of Prayer Clause (c). There shall be no order as to costs. (D.G. KARNIK,J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.)