https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401404 Forest authorities issuing a Certificate of Origin for Red Sanders wood must confine themselves to verifying the genuineness, procurement and custody of the stock. They cannot refuse certification by insisting that the purchaser first convert log-form stock into value added products, where export policy had already permitted log-form export and that condition was no longer enforceable against the buyer. The Court also noted that foreign trade policy falls within the Union and DGFT domain, so State authorities cannot decide whether an export licence will ultimately be granted. Refusal on these grounds was held arbitrary, discriminatory and beyond jurisdiction, and the authorities were directed to issue the Certificate of Origin. en-us Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:56:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401404 Forest authorities issuing a Certificate of Origin for Red Sanders wood must confine themselves to verifying the genuineness, procurement and custody of the stock. They cannot refuse certification by insisting that the purchaser first convert log-form stock into value added products, where export policy had already permitted log-form export and that condition was no longer enforceable against the buyer. The Court also noted that foreign trade policy falls within the Union and DGFT domain, so State authorities cannot decide whether an export licence will ultimately be granted. Refusal on these grounds was held arbitrary, discriminatory and beyond jurisdiction, and the authorities were directed to issue the Certificate of Origin. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401404