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Wheat Import – Writ Petitions challenging duty

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..... It is directed to inform that a number of writ peritions 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% .....

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..... o be intimated to the Board. Annexure "A" To : Shri T.K. Jayaraman Commissioner of Customs, Cochin From : T.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 c .....

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..... e specified under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(.)" In respect of goods falling under subheading Nos. 1001.10 and 1001.90 of the first schedule to the Customs 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 da .....

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