*1* kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.584/2010 M/s Sun Export Corporation and others. ..Petitioners -Versus- Union of India and others. ..Respondents ........... Mr.Vikram Nankani i/b Mr.M.R.Baya, for the Petitioners. Mr.A.J.Rana, Senior Counsel a/w Mr.H.V.Mehta for the Respondents Nos.1 to 4. Mr.A.S.Rao, for the Respondent No.5. .......... CORAM : V.C.DAGA & K.K.TATED, JJ. Date : 22nd April, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard. 2 Perused petition. 3 Mr.Rao, learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No.5 has filed a pursis dated 22nd April, 2010 under his signature stating therein that the Petitioners have paid an amount of Rs. 15,09,098/- (Rupees Fifteen Lacs Nine Thousand and Ninety Eight only) towards the customs duty and interest. The pursis containing the said statement is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. 4 Having heard the parties to the petition, they have urged that in view of the payment of amount of customs duty along with interest, the impugned order be set aside without examining merits or de-merits thereof and the matter be remitted back to the Respondent No.4-Additional Director of Foreign Trade for a *2* consideration afresh. 5 In this view of the matter, the impugned order dated 11.01.2010 is set aside dispensing with the reasons in support of this order without examining merits or demerits thereof and the matter is remanded back to the Respondent No.4 for decision afresh by a reasoned order following the principles of natural justice. The appeal is, thus, restored to the file of the Appellate Authority i.e. Respondent No.4 who shall decide the appeal afresh considering the fact that the payment of customs duty with interest has already been paid by the Petitioner. All contentions of the parties are kept open. Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of in terms of this order with no order as to costs. (K.K.TATED, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.)