Jaward vs Director General of Customs and Others – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 219

In the case between a passenger to Bangkok (Plaintiff) and the Director General of Customs and others (Defendant), the court addressed whether the Director General of Customs possessed the authority to cancel a prior order releasing a portion of forfeited Japanese Yen, and whether such forfeited goods, once seized, vested irrevocably in the state, precluding restoration or release except via statutory mechanism. The application for judicial review by writ of certiorari and mandamus was dismissed, with a holding that forfeited property transfers to the state and may only be released pursuant to the provisions of Section 164; the Director General’s order for partial release was found ultra vires and a nullity. This ruling reaffirmed that administrative corrections are not subject to judicial