https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206262 Clause 2.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 was treated as a general relaxation power capable of operating alongside Clause 1.5 on relaxation during a ban, because the specific ban-related clause was not exhaustive. The competent authority was therefore required to consider the request on its merits, including the claimed hardship and trade impact. The court also indicated that direct permission to complete the export order was inappropriate without first examining the authenticity of the supporting documents and the factual basis for relaxation, so the matter had to be reconsidered by the authority through a speaking order. en-us Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206262 Clause 2.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 was treated as a general relaxation power capable of operating alongside Clause 1.5 on relaxation during a ban, because the specific ban-related clause was not exhaustive. The competent authority was therefore required to consider the request on its merits, including the claimed hardship and trade impact. The court also indicated that direct permission to complete the export order was inappropriate without first examining the authenticity of the supporting documents and the factual basis for relaxation, so the matter had to be reconsidered by the authority through a speaking order. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206262