New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- The Delhi high court has dismissed, with costs of Rs.50,000, the customs department's petition seeking a review of its earlier order directing the release of two consignments seized on the allegation that they contained sex toys.

A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Shail Jain, in its November 21 order released this week, said the review plea lacked merit and that the importer, Techsync, was being subjected to unwarranted harassment.

"The court is clearly of the view that the petitioners are being harassed unnecessarily, when clearly the earlier consignments of the petitioners were cleared with objections, and the consignments of various third parties were also cleared," the bench said.

The judges dismissed th...