1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9004 OF 2004 Paresh Kanjibhai Patel .. Petitioner. V/s. Union of India & Another .. Respondents. Mr.A.S. Rao i/b. Yogesh Rohira for the petitioner. Mr.H.V. Mehta with Mr.Y.R. Mishra for the respondent. CORAM : R.M. LODHA, & CORAM : R.M. LODHA, & CORAM : R.M. LODHA, & J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 5TH NOVEMBER, 2004. DATED : 5TH NOVEMBER, 2004. DATED : 5TH NOVEMBER, 2004. P.C. : Heard Mr.A.S. Rao, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.H.V. Mehta, the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. After arguing the writ petition for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition with a direction to the Joint Commissioner of Customs (AIU) International Airport, Sahar, Mumbai to consider the petitioner’s application dated October 30, 2004 expeditiously. 3. Mr.Mehta, the learned counsel for the respondents cannot have justifiable objection to this reasonable prayer made by the learned counsel for the 2 petitioner. 4. The writ petition is allowed to be withdrawn. 5. The Joint Commissioner of Customs (AIU), International Airport, Sahar, Mumbai is directed to consider the petitioner’s application dated October 30, 2004 for the release of the diamonds seized from him on October 16, 12004 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Sahar, Mumbai expeditiously and in no case later than one week from the date of receipt of this order. (R.M. LODHA, J.) (R.M. LODHA, J.) (R.M. LODHA, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.)