https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368371 The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 vests power to amend the foreign trade policy in the Central Government under Section 5, and Section 6(3) does not authorise the Director General of Foreign Trade to exercise that excluded power under Sections 3, 5, 15, 16 and 19. A notification issued in the Director General's name that in substance amended the import policy was therefore beyond jurisdiction. An administrative order permitting authentication of instruments in the name of the Central Government could not validate an act taken without statutory authority, and arguments based on laying before Parliament did not cure the defect. The notification was held ultra vires and void, and it was quashed. en-us Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368371 The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 vests power to amend the foreign trade policy in the Central Government under Section 5, and Section 6(3) does not authorise the Director General of Foreign Trade to exercise that excluded power under Sections 3, 5, 15, 16 and 19. A notification issued in the Director General's name that in substance amended the import policy was therefore beyond jurisdiction. An administrative order permitting authentication of instruments in the name of the Central Government could not validate an act taken without statutory authority, and arguments based on laying before Parliament did not cure the defect. The notification was held ultra vires and void, and it was quashed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368371