2026 (5) TMI 934

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....hstanding this Court quashing of the final findings dated 12th February 2025 in Initiation Notification Case no. AD(OI)-03/2024 dated 28th March 2024 and the Notification No. 12/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 10th May 2025 of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India levying the recommended anti-dumping duties, the alleged contemnors have continued to act in furtherance of the notification no. 12/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 10th May 2025 of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and levy anti-dumping duties on import of Titanium Dioxide from China PR. 2. The matter was initially moved on 14th November 2025 whereupon this Court had directed service of the contempt application on the alleged co....

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....day, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the alleged contemnors has drawn the attention of this Court to paragraphs 4 and 5 of the affidavit of compliance and the communication dated 5th December, 2025 and would submit that due to an inadvertent misinterpretation of the direction contained in the order dated 22nd September, 2025 that the customs authority had mistakenly by misinterpreting such direction had continued to collect the anti-dumping duty. However, the same has been corrected by issuing the communication dated 5th December, 2025. It is still further submitted that Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance the alleged contemnor no. 1 has categorically stated in his affidavit of compliance affirmed on 3rd....

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....arties, I find that though after the order dated 22nd September 2025 was passed, no levy ought to have been collected as basis for collection of the anti-dumping duty stood removed. However, as submitted by the learned Additional Solicitor General, there has been an inadvertent misinterpretation of the direction passed by this Court. In this context, it would be relevant to refer to paragraphs 4 and 5 of the affidavit affirmed by the alleged contemnor no. 1. More fully to appreciate the same, the relevant paragraphs are extracted hereinbelow: "4. I further state that in pursuance of Hon'ble Court's direction for clarification of the said Instruction dated 05.12.2025, it has been specified that the refund of the anti-dumping....