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Madras High CourtWP/136/2019closed

M/S. Ragu Enterprises, v. The Director General Of Foreign Trade,

2022-10-28Honourable Mr Justice C. Saravanan5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.10.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN and W.M.P.Nos.146, 147, 148, 149, 150 & 151 of 2019 1.M/s.Ragu Enterprises Represented by its Proprietor, S.Natarajan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.136 of 2019 2.M/s.V.M.V.Traders Represented by its Managing Partner, V.Mamalaivasan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.137 of 2019 Vs 1.The Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, H Wing, Gate No.2, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011.

2.The Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, H Wing, Gate No.2, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011.

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3.The Commissioner of Customs, Chennai II Commissionerate, Custom House, 60, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.

... Respondents in both W.Ps Prayer in W.P.No.136 of 2019: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records in and connected with Notification No.22/201520 dated 21.08.2017 & Notification No.6/2015-20 dated 04.05.2018 read with Trade Notice No.19/2018 dated 25.10.2017 and Trade Notice No.06/2018-19 dated 11.05.2018 attributable to the first and second respondents and quash the same and further direct the third respondent to permit clearance of 5000 MTS of Myanmar BLACK MATPE (SQ) and 5000 MTS of Myanmar BLACK MATPE (FAQ) (Urad) falling under Exim Code 0713 3100 in terms of Sales Contract No.668/2018-19 dated 06.12.2018.

Prayer in W.P.No.137 of 2019: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records in and connected with Notification No.22/201520 dated 21.08.2017 & Notification No.6/2015-20 dated 04.05.2018 read with Trade Notice No.19/2018 dated 25.10.2017 and Trade Notice No.06/2018-19 dated 11.05.2018 attributable to the first and second respondents and quash the same and further direct the third respondent to permit clearance of 10000 MTS of Myanmar BLACK MATPE (SQ) and 10000 MTS of Myanmar BLACK MATPE (FAQ) (Urad) falling under Exim Code 0713 3100 in terms of Sales Contract No.MIG/0293/18 dated 06.12.2018.

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For Petitioners : Mr.A.Suresh (In both W.Ps) For Respondents :

For R1 & R2 : Mr.Madanagopal Rao (In both W.Ps) Central Government Standing Counsel COMMON ORDER When these writ petitions were taken up for consideration, the learned Counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, submitted that the relief sought for herein has become infructuous and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

2. In view of the above submission and also the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, these Writ Petitions are closed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Writ Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To 1.The Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, H Wing, Gate No.2, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011.

2.The Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, H Wing, Gate No.2, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011.

3.The Commissioner of Customs, Chennai II Commissionerate, Custom House, 60, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.

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C.SARAVANAN, J.

arb and W.M.P.Nos.146, 147, 148, 149, 150 & 151 of 2019 28.10.2022 5/5