MEIS Benefit cannot be denied for mere non- marking of ‘Y’ against reward column

Hindalco Industries Limited Vs Union of India & Ors (Delhi High Court) The controversy, in the present petition, relates to denial of the benefits under the MEIS as framed under Chapter 3 of Foreign Trade Policy. The petitioner states that it had, during the period June, 2016 to September, 2016 exported aluminium hydroxide under 97 different separate Shipping Bills. The Shipping Bills were accompanied by a declaration to the effect that the petitioner intended to claim rewards under MEIS, however, in the electronic filing, the petitioner had not tick/marked ‘Y’ in the reward column for...