2011 (4) TMI 1085

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.... J   This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed with the following substantive prayers:   "[a] This Honourable Court be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the action of the respondents in issuing letter dated 16.2.2004 refusing to convert the shipping bills and be furthe....

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..... A. Y. Kogje, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.   Mr. Devan Parikh, learned advocate for the petitioners submits that in the present case, the impugned order dated 16.2.2004 (Annexure "M" to the petition) has been passed without affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. It is submitted that before disallowing the petitioners' applications for ....

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....cations for conversion of their free shipping bills to DEPB shipping bills. By the impugned communication/order dated 16.02.2004, the petitioners have been informed that conversion of free shipping bills into Advance Licence/DEPB/DFRC shipping bills is disallowed in view of the supersession of Circular NO.6/2003-cus dated 28.1.2003 by Circular No.04/2004-Cus dated 16.1.2004. It is the specific cas....