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Issues: Whether the petitioner was entitled to a further opportunity to export the remaining 3,788 kgs. of dried shark fins procured before the cut-off date, and whether the refusal to grant extension of time was liable to be set aside.
Analysis: The petitioner had procured the goods before the relevant cut-off date and had already been permitted to export stock in recognition of pending export obligations. The remaining quantity was found to have been held over for reasons attributed to circumstances beyond the petitioner's control. The Court noted that the goods had no local market and that non-export would likely result in waste and avoidable loss, while the object of the restriction had already been accommodated through the earlier permitted export opportunity.
Conclusion: The refusal to grant further time was set aside and the petitioner was granted a final opportunity to export the remaining quantity within two months.
Final Conclusion: The writ petition succeeded to the extent of securing a limited additional export window for the balance stock, with the impugned refusal order quashed.
Ratio Decidendi: Where goods were procured before the relevant restriction and earlier permission to meet pending export obligations had been granted, a further short extension could be allowed in the interest of fairness and to avoid waste, unless barred by the governing policy.