Failure to provide Personal Hearing even after 6 Months u/s 110(2) of Customs Act: Delhi HC directs to file statutory appeal

The Delhi High Court has directed a petitioner to file a "statutory appeal" after the Customs Department failed to provide a "personal hearing even after six months" under Section 110A(2) of the Customs Act. The court found that while the department's delay was unreasonable, the petitioner's legal remedy was to file an appeal, not a writ petition. This decision reinforces the principle of exhausting all statutory remedies before approaching a High Court for relief.