Court orders reconsideration of rejected applications challenging Foreign Trade Policy under Gujarat High Court precedent.

The court ruled in favor of the petitioner, directing the respondents to reconsider the applications challenging rejection letters issued under the Foreign Trade Policy. The petitioner, an exporter of industrial valves, had missed specified time limits for seeking concessions but relied on a Gujarat High Court judgment upheld by the Supreme Court regarding similar concessions for valves. A subsequent Trade Notice confirmed valves' eligibility for concessions, leading the court to find the rejection of the petitioner's applications as time-barred unjustified.

---

---

Issues:
Challenge to rejection letters issued under Foreign Trade Policy.

Analysis:
The writ petition challenged 115 rejection letters issued between 27.11.2018 and 09.04.2019 related to the Foreign Trade Policy. The petitioner, a company exporting industrial valves, claimed to have Importer Exporter Code and was involved in seeking concessions under the Policy. The Policy specified time limits for seeking concessions, which the petitioner did not adhere to. The petitioner argued based on a judgment from the Gujarat High Court regarding similar concessions for valves and other items. The Government had introduced the Focus Projects Scheme under the Policy, granting duty credit scrip for exports of specific products. The petitioner sought to benefit from this scheme for exporting valves. The Gujarat High Court judgment clarified the eligibility of valves for concessions, which was further upheld by the Supreme Court. Subsequently, a Trade Notice was withdrawn, indicating eligibility for valves. The respondents rejected the petitioner's applications as time-barred, but the court found in favor of the petitioner, directing the respondents to reconsider the applications on their merits.

This case involved a challenge to rejection letters issued under the Foreign Trade Policy. The petitioner, an exporter of industrial valves, sought concessions under the Policy but faced rejection due to missing the specified time limits. The petitioner relied on a Gujarat High Court judgment regarding similar concessions for valves, which was upheld by the Supreme Court. A subsequent Trade Notice clarified the eligibility of valves for concessions. The court held that the rejection of the petitioner's applications as time-barred was not justified, directing the respondents to reconsider the applications on their merits.

---