Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 356 · Decided 31 July 2003
SMT. Kesar Devi v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 356 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2455/1997
- Decided
- 31 July 2003
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, G.P. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976-Sections 6(1), 7(1) and 8-Conservation of Foreign Exchange and 1 A B Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974-Section 3(1): C Detention order-Forfeiture of property-Detention order not challenged during detention order while challenging the forfeiture order. Notice for forfeiture-Issuance of-Condition precedent-Held: Competent authority should have reason to believe that such properties are illegally acquired properties and the reasons/or such belief have to be recorded D in writing-Further the
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