JUDGMENT :

(Ravinder Dudeja, J.)

1. The present writ petition has been preferred seeking the following reliefs:-

“(a) Issue of Writ/Writs in the nature of Certiorari by quashing the order dated 21.09.2023 and detention receipt dated 25.05.2023 to initiate strict action against respondent no. 3; and/or

(b) Issue of Writ/Writs in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ or direction in the nature thereof and direct the respondent no. 3 to release Petitioner’s gold ornaments that has been illegally detained/confiscated by Respondent no. 3 at the time when Petitioner was returning from Dubai after completing her movie shoot; and/or

(c) Issue of Writ/Writs in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ or direction in the nature thereof and direct the respondent no. 3 to pay a compensation of Rs. 25,00,000/- for mental agony and harassment.”

2. The petitioner had travelled from Bengaluru to Dubai on 22 May 2023 for the shooting of her film. She returned on 25 May 2023 by an Indigo flight from Dubai at Delhi International Airport, Terminal-3 and opted for the green channel. She was intercepted by a Customs Officer after she had crossed the green channel. On her search, one plastic box con