Wheat Import – Writ Petitions challenging duty

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..... have been filed in the High court of Chennai and in the Hight court of Kerala (Ernakulam Bench) challenging the power of the Central Government vide Section 8A of CTA’65 to impose duty on imported wheat vide Notification NO. 127/99 Customs dated 1.12.1999. the customs duty on imported wheat was raised from ‘Free’ to 50%. 2. In this connection this is to convey that in the counter-affidavits that .....

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..... R. Rustagi joint Secretary (TRU0 FINREV0 New Delhi. F.No. 354/56/99—TRU(.) Kindly refer to your letter F.No. S32/180/99 AP(1) dated 28.12.99 regarding writ Petition No. 32741/99 filed the Hon’ble High court of Kerala challenging the authority of central Government to impose duty. On wheat through a notification issued under Section 8A of the Customs Traiff Act, 1975(.). The main issue raised by .....

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..... ustoms Tariff Act the rate of duty prescribed prior to 1.12.99 was "Free"(.) . When read in the light of Section 12, it is evident that goods falling under these subheading were leviable to duty at "Free" rate (.) Further, Notification No. 127/99 dated 1.12.99 whereby duty on wheat was increased to 50% has already received the approval of Parliament (.) Admission of the writ may be opposed accordi .....

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