JUDGMENT

VIBHU BAKHRU, J (ORAL)

1. The petitioner bank (hereafter ‘IOB’) has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying as under:-

“(a) Issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of certiorari to quash the Communication/Notice dated 16.05.2014 issued by the Respondent no.1 herein, i.e., the Commissioner of Customs, Marmagoa to the petitioner herein as also the communications dated 22.04.2014 and 12.05.2014 issued by the Respondent no.1 to the Reserve Bank of India;

(b) Restrain the Respondent no.1 from taking any adverse action against the petitioner in the nature of blacklisting or otherwise as stipulated in the impugned communications dated 22.04.2014 and 12.05.2014’;

(c) Restrain the Respondent no.1 from disseminating any adverse information/comments about the Petitioner to any third party/Government departments etc. as mentioned in the said impugned communications dated

22.04.2014 and 12.05.2014.”

2. By a notice dated 16.05.2014, IOB was called upon to appear before the Deputy Commissioner of Customs (A) with all relevant documents and was further informed that in absence of its appearance an ex-parte decision would be taken for enforcement of the bank guarantees (hereafter ‘