Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging DFIA Scheme as Existing HC Precedents Govern Duty-Free Imports

Sachin Pandey Vs U.O.I. (Allahabad High Court) The Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the implementation of the Duty Free Import Authorization (DFIA) Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policies (FTP) 2009-14 and 2015-20. The petitioner sought directions to prohibit duty-free imports under transferable DFIAs unless three conditions were fulfilled: the technical specifications, quality and characteristics of imported goods were declared in shipping bills, the imported goods were actually used in the manufacture of the export product, and the imported goods were n...