Authority to Amend Shipping Bills Lies with Commissioner of Customs Before DGFT Involvement; Reasons for Denial Unclear.

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....MEIS scheme - amendment in the shipping bills - whether to permit the necessary amendments in the shipping bills would be within the purview of the Commissioner of Customs himself and not the DGFT. It is only if the Commissioner of Customs permits such amendments in the shipping bills, then the DGFT would come into picture. It is also not clear from the impugned communications as to why such amendments have been declined. No reason has been assigned. - HC....