https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124659 An import of barium nitrate was not shown to be prohibited or restricted under the Exim Policy or any other law, and the hazardous chemicals rules did not themselves bar import of the goods. Those rules required prior or timely intimation of import particulars to the competent authority and contemplated an improvement notice mechanism for compliance lapses. On that basis, a mere procedural lapse in intimation could not, without a demonstrated legal prohibition, justify absolute confiscation or penalty; release was linked to production of the required JDGFT clearance. en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:20:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124659 An import of barium nitrate was not shown to be prohibited or restricted under the Exim Policy or any other law, and the hazardous chemicals rules did not themselves bar import of the goods. Those rules required prior or timely intimation of import particulars to the competent authority and contemplated an improvement notice mechanism for compliance lapses. On that basis, a mere procedural lapse in intimation could not, without a demonstrated legal prohibition, justify absolute confiscation or penalty; release was linked to production of the required JDGFT clearance. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124659