Vijayaraj Jain v. Union of India - 1996 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 1

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1996 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 1

MADRAS HIGH COURT
, J
Vijayaraj Jain v. Union of India

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. C. R. Raghavan, Mr. T. M. Prakash
For the Respondents: Additional Central Government Standing Counsel

Table of Content
1. petitioners' background and allegations. (Para 1 , 2)
2. grounds for questioning legality of raids and seizures. (Para 3 , 4 , 13)
3. court's observations on the legality of proceedings. (Para 10 , 14 , 21 , 24)
4. legal arguments against search and seizure procedures. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 37)
5. court's interpretation of 'reason to believe' in enforcement actions. (Para 31 , 34 , 42 , 50 , 72 , 78)
6. conclusion and orders regarding the writ petitions. (Para 85 , 87)

1.Writ Petition No. 9380 of 1994 is filed by Bhabootmal Jain and his household servant Vagharam Choudhary. The said writ petition was filed on 16-5-1994 on the following allegations.

2. It is alleged in the affidavit filed in support of the petition that the petitioners are law abiding citizens, and the first petitioner has retired from active business activities since past three years. The first petitioner has stated in the affidavit that his three sons are engaged in stainless steel business, dealing only in indigenous goods. It is said that the first petitioner's eldest son Vijayaraj is the proprietor of a firm 'VIJAYA STEEL CENTER' at No. 11 / C - 1, Ekambareswaram Agraharam, Madras - 3. According to t

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1996 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 1

MADRAS HIGH COURT, JVijayaraj Jain v. Union of India

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MADRAS HIGH COURT
, J
Vijayaraj Jain v. Union of India