IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 2618 of 1999 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE R.K.ABICHANDANI and Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : YES to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the concerned : NO Magistrate/Magistrates,Judge/Judges,Tribunal/Tribunals? -------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTINE KO WORKING Versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: M/S TRIVEDI & GUPTA for Petitioner No. 1 MR MUKESH R SHAH for Respondent No. 1-4 MR SP SINGH for Respondent No. 3 MR RK MISHRA for Respondent No. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE R.K.ABICHANDANI and MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 16/07/2003 ORAL JUDGEMENT (Per : MR.JUSTICE R.K.ABICHANDANI) When this petition is called out for hearing, it is pointed out that the respondent authorities have now issued a show cause notice dated 25th November, 2002 to the petitioner. It is stated that the petitioner is a foreign national residing at Kowloon, Hong Kong and the show cause notice has not yet been served on her due to change of address. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that if the said show cause notice, (a copy of which is now on record, annexed to the affidavit-in-reply), is served on the petitioner with all its annexures, the petitioner will reply to the same within one month of such service. The learned counsel for the respondent authorities states that the notice will now be issued on the fresh address that has been supplied to the respondent authorities. A copy of the letter supplying fresh address which was written by the petitioner has been today handed over to the learned counsel for the respondents. It is agreed that the petitioner will respondent to the show cause notice and the respondent authorities will consider the matter and take a decision expeditiously thereon within two months from the date of receipt of the reply, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other concerned parties. The parties are directed to act as per the aforesaid agreement reached between them. Subject to this direction, Rule is discharged with no order as to costs. (R.K.Abichandani,J) (Kundan Singh,J) ***darji