https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171174 Imported food must satisfy the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 at the time of clearance, and a writ court under Article 226 cannot compel release of a consignment that is found non-conforming on testing. Section 25 bars import of unsafe, misbranded, sub-standard food or food containing extraneous matter, and the statutory scheme requires Indian standards to be met at the point of entry. A prior certificate from the exporting country does not override this requirement, and later requests for re-testing or equitable relaxation do not justify mandamus for clearance. en-us Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 May 2015 16:36:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171174 Imported food must satisfy the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 at the time of clearance, and a writ court under Article 226 cannot compel release of a consignment that is found non-conforming on testing. Section 25 bars import of unsafe, misbranded, sub-standard food or food containing extraneous matter, and the statutory scheme requires Indian standards to be met at the point of entry. A prior certificate from the exporting country does not override this requirement, and later requests for re-testing or equitable relaxation do not justify mandamus for clearance. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171174