LAWS(SC)-2021-6-7

UNION OF INDIA Vs. RAJ GROW IMPEX LLP

Decided On June 17, 2021
UNION OF INDIA Appellant
V/S
Raj Grow Impex Llp Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) In this set of appeals, the Union of India and the authorities related with customs have questioned the orders dated 15.10.2020 and 05.01.2021, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Writ Petition (L) Nos. 3502-3503 of 2020 and Writ Petition (ST) No. 24 of 2021 respectively[1]. The appellants are essentially aggrieved of the directions issued by the High Court for compliance of the orders-in-original dated 28.08.2020 passed by the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Group-I, Mumbai and consequently, for release of the goods imported by the private respondents though the goods in question are, according to the appellants, liable to absolute confiscation.

(3.) The genesis of the present litigation lies in the notifications issued by the Central Government under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992[2] as also the consequential trade notices issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade[3], making provisions for restricting the import of certain beans, peas and pulses.