Tennakoon v. Director-General of Customs and Another – sllr 2004 volume 1 page 053

In the case between Tennakoon (Plaintiff) and the Director-General of Customs and Another (Defendant), the court addressed the validity of a vehicle forfeiture under section 119 of the Customs Ordinance, focusing on whether the willful use of a forged Original Certificate of Registration (OCR) for customs clearance justified forfeiture. The findings established that the use of the forged OCR for clearance purposes constituted willful conduct under the statute, thus meeting the requirements for forfeiture. Claims regarding the denial of a hearing at the appeal stage were determined not to have legal merit, and it was further established that an effective alternative remedy existed under section 154 of the Customs Ordinance, precluding recourse to writ jurisdiction. The application was dismi