Court Rules Refusal to Amend Shipping Bill Violates Section 149, Affecting DFIA Eligibility in Foreign Trade Policy.

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....Amendment to shipping bill - Period of limitation - non-availability of goods for examination - export of cold rolled non grain oriented silicon electrical steel sheet/coils in fully/semi-processed state - The determination of ineligibility, for want of the goods physically, to operate under the ‘duty free import authorization (DFIA)’ scheme in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) as ground to refuse the amendment traverses beyond the scope and intent of section 149 of Customs Act, 1962. - AT....