MANOHAR PERSHAD, J. : -

This is a petition on behalf of Baroness Wilhelmine von Maltazan, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issue of a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate order or writ directing the respondent to forbear from enforcing the demand contained in the letter, dated 30th August, 1954, or to prohibit the respondent from taking any steps to recover the amount.

2. The facts which give rise to this petition are that the petitioner is the widow of the late Baron J., B. von. Maltazan who died at Nagpur in an air crash on 12th December 1953. The late Baron J. B. von. Maltazan was carrying on business of exporting manganese ore for about 4 years before his death. After collecting and accumulating the quantity of manganese ore for over a year he exported about 8000 tons of manganese ore from the port of Visakhapatnam in October, 1952, having obtained the requisite export licence from Government of fndia. The shipments were made pursuant to and in fulfilment of the contracts made by him with Messrs. Continental Ore Corporation, New York, who were the consignees under the shipment. At the time the goods were delivered, to the customs authorities