https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47155 The High Court at Calcutta held territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ application concerning duty-free vanaspati importation from Nepal. The court found the application maintainable despite the absence of certain parties, focusing on the alleged illegal actions of the Customs Authority and the State Trading Corporation. It ruled that the S.T.C. and Customs Authority violated the law by allowing private agents to benefit from duty-free importation. The petitioners' locus standi was upheld due to direct prejudice, and the court dismissed the delay argument. The court issued a writ of mandamus directing specific actions to rectify the situation without awarding costs. en-us Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:30:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47155 The High Court at Calcutta held territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ application concerning duty-free vanaspati importation from Nepal. The court found the application maintainable despite the absence of certain parties, focusing on the alleged illegal actions of the Customs Authority and the State Trading Corporation. It ruled that the S.T.C. and Customs Authority violated the law by allowing private agents to benefit from duty-free importation. The petitioners' locus standi was upheld due to direct prejudice, and the court dismissed the delay argument. The court issued a writ of mandamus directing specific actions to rectify the situation without awarding costs. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47155