Exemption availability u/s. 38(1)(b) of Insecticide Act, 1968 to Ethephon not decided due to pending proceeding

Gold Ripe International Private Limited Vs Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Allahabad High Court) Allahabad High Court disposed of the writ petition stating that it is premature to reach a fact conclusion whether Ethephon is an insecticide to which exemption is available or not available under Section 38(1)(b) of the Insecticide Act, 1968 as proceeding u/s 124 is pending. Facts- The Petitioner is a duly incorporated company. It is engaged in the business of import, manufacture, and trading in Ethylene Ripener/Ethephon. It imports bulk quantities of that Ethylene Ripener/Ethephon from China...