The Supreme Court has made it clear that government officials cannot bend the rules when carrying out inspections, searches, or seizures. Officials from the Legal Metrology Department raided ITC Limited's Bengaluru premises in July 2020 and seized 7,600 packets of “Classmate” notebooks. On appeal, the High Court division bench held there was no illegality or procedural error in the search and seizure. Similarly, court also underscored that there must be an application of mind before seizing goods, materials, or documents during a search. Court thus allowed the appeal, set aside the division bench judgment, and restored the single judge's order.