AKIL ABDUL HAMID KURESHI, MOHINDER PAL
Nadim Dilipbhai Panjvani – Appellant
Versus
Income Tax Officer Ward-3 – Respondent
Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties for final disposal of the petition. The petitioner has challenged an order dated 20.07.2015 as at Annexure N to the petition in following factual background.
2. The petitioner, on 24.03.2014, was travelling from Morbi to Rajkot carrying cash of Rs. 20,07,000/-. According to him, he had to handover such cash to his friend Manoj P. Rajdev. The vehicle, in which, the petitioner was travelling, was intercepted by the police authorities being the election period for general election to the parliament. The police authorities, after being satisfied that the cash, which the petitioner was carrying, had no connection with the ensuing election, informed the Income Tax Department which, later on 25.03.2014 seized the cash from the petitioner. The case of the petitioner, as reflecting from the present petition is that, the cash belonged to said Shri Manoj P. Rajdev and not to the petitioner. However, since the same was seized from the petitioner, the petitioner filed a petition dated 14.04.2014 before the authority for releasing the cash which was filed on 17.04.2014. Under communication dated 12.09.2014, the petitio
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