DGFT Cannot Reclassify Goods—Only Centre Has Power Under Customs Tariff Act: Bombay HC

Indu Shekhar Vs Union of India & Anr. (Bombay High Court) The Bombay High Court, in the case of Indu Shekhar Vs Union of India & Anr., granted an interim stay on a notification issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that attempted to unilaterally change the Customs classification of Roasted Areca Nuts. The petitioners challenged Notification No. 02/2025-26 dated April 2, 2025, arguing that the DGFT lacked the statutory power to amend the classification of goods under the Customs Tariff. The Classification Dispute The contested DGFT notification sought to shift the class...