Writ petition challenging anti-dumping duty levy under Rule 18 dismissed as infructuous after notification issued

The HC dismissed a writ petition as infructuous that challenged final findings issued by the Designated Authority regarding anti-dumping duty levy under Rule 18 of the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995. The petition sought to contest a notification dated 19th June, 2025 concerning duty assessment and collection on dumped articles. The court determined that the petition had become infructuous, rendering the challenge to the authority's final findings moot, and accordingly dismissed the proceedings without substantive adjudication on the merits of the anti-dumping duty determination.

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The Calcutta High Court, presided by Raja Basu Chowdhury, addressed a writ petition challenging the final findings of the Designated Authority under Rule 18 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995. The Court noted the publication of the final notification levying anti-dumping duty dated 19th June, 2025. Consequently, the petition seeking to challenge these findings was held to have become "infructuous." Both counsel for respondent no. 1 and the domestic industry concurred with the publication of the notification. The Court accordingly dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, while incorporating the appearance of counsel for respondent no. 2 in a prior order.

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