https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444743 The court set aside Trade Notice No. 08/2023 issued by DGFT, which restricted export quota allocation for broken rice to exporters with past exports to specific countries. The court found the classification of exporters based on past exports to Senegal, Gambia, and Indonesia arbitrary and lacking a rational nexus with the policy's objective. The notice was deemed violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India. The respondents were instructed to re-evaluate the criteria for quota allocation, and all pending applications were disposed of. en-us Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 07:01:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444743 The court set aside Trade Notice No. 08/2023 issued by DGFT, which restricted export quota allocation for broken rice to exporters with past exports to specific countries. The court found the classification of exporters based on past exports to Senegal, Gambia, and Indonesia arbitrary and lacking a rational nexus with the policy's objective. The notice was deemed violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India. The respondents were instructed to re-evaluate the criteria for quota allocation, and all pending applications were disposed of. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444743