https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785427 Validity of imposing Minimum Import Price conditions on certain agricultural imports was assessed under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act. The instrument imposing a Minimum Import Price was treated in substance as a restriction traceable to the executive power to prohibit or regulate imports, validating its legal basis and rejecting challenges based on nomenclature. The statutory requirement to lay delegated legislation before Parliament was characterised as directory rather than mandatory, so non-compliance did not invalidate the notifications; however, the Central Government must place existing notifications before each House and afford affected parties an opportunity to file objections, which must be considered on hearing. en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:10:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785427 Validity of imposing Minimum Import Price conditions on certain agricultural imports was assessed under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act. The instrument imposing a Minimum Import Price was treated in substance as a restriction traceable to the executive power to prohibit or regulate imports, validating its legal basis and rejecting challenges based on nomenclature. The statutory requirement to lay delegated legislation before Parliament was characterised as directory rather than mandatory, so non-compliance did not invalidate the notifications; however, the Central Government must place existing notifications before each House and afford affected parties an opportunity to file objections, which must be considered on hearing. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785427