Final speaking order required in anti-dumping duty review before affected parties can pursue further remedies.

A statutory review of anti-dumping duty is not complete merely on the designated authority's findings; the Central Government must issue a definitive speaking order accepting or refusing continuation of the levy before further remedies can be effectively pursued. Where no final governmental decision exists, the matter remains inconclusive at the administrative level, and a clear conclusive determination is required to enable the affected parties to proceed in accordance with law.

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Issues: Whether the Central Government was bound to pass a final speaking order on the review of anti-dumping duty before the petitioners could pursue their remedy.

Analysis: The petition arose from a review of anti-dumping duty imposed on the subject goods. The designated authority had issued review findings, but the Central Government had not recorded any specific final order accepting or refusing continuation of the existing levy. In such a situation, a clear administrative decision was necessary because the petitioners' appellate remedy depended on the issuance of a final notification or order by the Central Government. The absence of a specific order meant that the matter had not been conclusively decided at the governmental level.

Conclusion: The Central Government was directed to take a final decision either way within four weeks, and the petitioners succeeded to that extent.

Final Conclusion: The proceeding was disposed of by requiring the competent authority to make a conclusive determination on continuation of the anti-dumping duty, leaving the petitioners to work out their remedy in accordance with law after such decision.

Ratio Decidendi: Where a statutory review culminates in recommendations but the competent Government authority has not passed a definitive order, the authority must record a final decision by a speaking order before further legal remedies are effectively pursued.

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