Ajanta Music Palace vs Collector Of Customs on 12 August, 1993
In the case of Samsudin Sheikh v. Collector of Customs 1992 (58) E.L.T. 246 (Trib.), the Tribunal had observed that in a case where confiscation of goods was set aside and return of the goods was ordered, the Department was obliged to pay the market value of the goods as on the date of quashing of the confiscation, if the goods were not available having already been auctioned. The Tribunal had not mentioned the seizure value.