Govt shall look to waive duties on imports of medicines for Black Fungus

LAIEQ Ahmad Siddiqui Vs Goverment of NCT of Delhi (Delhi High Court) FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF DELHI HIGH COURT 1. During the course of arguments, it has been informed by Mr. Kirtiman Singh that Import Duty payable on import of Amphotericin B, which is a drug being used for treatment of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus). Mr. Venugopal states that according to his information, the duty is 27%, whereas Ms. Khalid states that the same is 70%. 2. At this stage, Mr. Mahajan submits that there is complete waiver of customs duty on life saving drugs imported for personal use vide notification bear...