Terumo Penpol Pvt Ltd v. The Union Of India
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 12.09.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and W.M.P.Nos.31185 & 31187 of 2022 Terumo Penpol Pvt. Ltd., rep. by it General Manager, Registered office at I -2, Jawahar Nagar, Kowadiar P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695 003.
..Petitioner in all W.Ps.
Vs
1. The Union of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi - 110 001.
2. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi - 110 001.
3. The Commissioner of Customs - Import Commissionerate, Customs House, No.60, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.
4. The Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi - 110 001.
... Respondents in all W.Ps.
Prayer in W.P.No.31737 of 2022:
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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Declaration, declaring the stipulation of "pre-import condition" introduced through paragraph 1 of Notification No.33/2015-2020, dated 13.10.2017 in paragraph No.4.14 of the Foreign Trade Police (2015-20) issued by the 2nd respondent and which existed during the period 13.10.2017 to 10.01.2019, as ultra vires being violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
Prayer in W.P.No.31741 of 2022:
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Declaration, declaring the stipulation of "pre-import condition" introduced through Notification No.79/2017customs, dated 13.10.2017 in clause (xii) of Notification No.18/2015-cus. issued by the 4th respondent and which existed during the period 13.10.2017 to 10.01.2019, as ultra vires being violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
Prayer in W.P.No.31742 of 2022:
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for records relating to show cause notice F No.CUS/APR/SCN/185/2022 GR-2, dated 12.10.2022 issued by the 3rd respondent and quash the saem as arbitrary and illegal For Petitioner : Mr.Vikram Ramakrishnan [in all W.Ps.] For Respondents : Mr.B.Ramanakumar [in all W.Ps.] Senior Standing Counsel *****
O R D E R
Learned counsel for petitioner seeks permission of this Court to 2/4
withdraw the present petitions and has also made an endorsement to that effect.
Recording the said endorsement, these writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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1. The Union of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi - 110 001.
2. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi - 110 001.
3. The Commissioner of Customs - Import Commissionerate, Customs House, No.60, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.
4. The Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi - 110 001.
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