( 1 ) IN this petition under Article 226 of the constitution, the petitioner has sought for the folowing reliefs: a) Issue Writ of Mandumas or any other order or direction or appropriate writ directing respondent No. 1 to release in favour of the petitioner-firm 51 bales of 100% Mulberry Raw Silk seized on 21-9-87 and thereafter from the premises of the petitioner and from the premises of M/s. Shivananda silk Koti, Vasavi Silks, B. T. V. Silks, kamal Silks and from M/s. G. Shan- thilal Transport Company holding the same as being without jurisdiction and illegal. b) Issue writ of prohibition or any other appropriate writ or order or direction as the goods may be prohibiting respondent No. 1 from conducting/holding any proceedings/enquiry with respect of 51 bales of 100% Mulberry Raw Silk imported by the petitioner in pursuance to import licence validly and legally. c) Grant such relief or reliefs as this hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

( 2 ) THE petkioner is a registered partnership firm having its Head Office at Phagwara and a Branch Office at Bangalore. It is the case of the petitioner that it is an exporter of pure silk textile go