Anti-dumping duty and confidentiality rules referred to Larger Bench for authoritative clarification on country-specific treatment.

The Supreme Court referred for Larger Bench consideration the interpretation of anti-dumping law on whether duty is country-specific or exporter-specific under the Customs Tariff Act and the relevant Anti-Dumping Rules, noting the wide commercial ramifications and the need to revisit the view in Reliance Industries Ltd. It also referred for authoritative clarification whether the interpretation placed on Rule 7 unduly narrows the statutory confidentiality protection. The records were directed to be placed before the Chief Justice of India for appropriate orders.

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Outcome: The matter was referred for consideration by a larger Bench on two questions concerning the nature of anti-dumping duty and the scope of confidentiality under the anti-dumping rules.

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