NEW DELHI: The Delhi excessive court docket lately clarified {that a} single Rolex watch can’t be deemed a business amount and allowed the redemption of the detained merchandise, whereas emphasising warning in future adjudications. A division bench of Justices Pratibha M Singh and Sahil Jain was listening to a petition difficult an order handed by the workplace of the Commissioner of Customs, IGI Airport, New Delhi, concerning the detention and proposed confiscation of a Rolex watch belonging to a Dubai resident. The bench noticed that whereas the order by the Customs Commissioner accurately allowed redemption of the detained items, it erred in concluding {that a} single Rolex watch constituted a business amount. The court docket stated, “Clearly, this Courtroom is of the view that one Rolex watch can’t be held to be a business amount, and there’s no cause why the identical can’t be stored for private use.” The petitioner, a Dubai resident, had travelled to India and, upon arrival on the airport, his single Rolex watch was detained for alleged non-declaration. He approached the excessive court docket, difficult the order—significantly the classification of a single watch as a business amount—and sought readability on the redemption process. Counsel for the petitioner argued {that a} single Rolex watch couldn’t be thought of a business amount and will legitimately be stored for private use. The petitioner requested the court docket to permit redemption with out dispute over the private use declare, whereas upholding the fee of the beforehand imposed redemption high quality. Highlighting the necessity for cautious adjudication, the court docket allowed the petition, directing the petitioner to pay the redemption high quality by October 31 and redeem the detained Rolex watch in accordance with the unique order.