Compulsory Registration of MFD (Printer Cum Scanner etc) for Import- HC allowed release of goods

M/s Genuine Copier Systems Vs Union of India and Ors. (Punjab and Haryana High Court) The issue in these writ petitions is whether multi-function devices (MFDs) are covered under the term ‘printers’. This dispute has arisen in view of the document Annexure P-12 by a clarification which was issued by way of Circular No.1 of 2019 dated 2.5.2019 as per which it was ‘clarified’ that multi-function devices which are basically printers with additional features like photocopy, scan, fax etc. are covered within the ambit of ‘printers’. In this context learned Senior...