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Madura Coats Pvt. Ltd., v. Union of India

Madras HC15 Dec 2025WP(MD)/22246/2019

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What is this about?

Madras High Court Madurai Bench; W.P.(MD)No.22246 of 2019; decided 15.12.2025; Madura Coats Private Limited vs Union of India, DGFT, DRI; writ of declaration under Article 226; DGFT Notification No.33/2015-20 dated 13.10.2017; para 4.14 Foreign Trade Policy amendment; pre-import condition; Advance Authorization Scheme; disposed in view of Supreme Court precedent (2023) 9 SCC 244 Union of India Vs Cosmo Films Limited; writ petition dismissed; no costs.

What did the court decide?

In view of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in (2023) 9 SCC 244 (Union of India Vs Cosmo Films Limited), nothing survives for further adjudication. ¶25

Madura Coats Pvt. Ltd., Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.(MD)No.22246 of 2019

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 15.12.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN

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AND

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THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI W.P(MD)No.22246 of 2019

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Madura Coats Private Limited, Represented by its Sr.Manager – Legal, New Jail Road, P.O.Box No.35, Madurai – 625 001. ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 001.

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2.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Represented by its Director General of Foreign Trade, North Block, New Delhi – 110 001.

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3.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Represented by its Additional Director General, Kolkatta Zonal Unit, 8, Ho-Chi-Minh Sarani, Kolkata – 700 001. ... Respondents

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1/4

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Prayer:

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W.P.(MD)No.22246 of 2019

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

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praying this Court to issue a Writ of Declaration, to declare that DGFT Notification No.33/2015-20 dated 13.10.2017 issued by the second respondent insofar as it amends para 4.14 of Foregin Trade Policy is ultra vires the Advance Authorization Scheme in as much as it imposes ''pre import condition'' against the object of Advance Authorized Scheme introduced in the Foreign Trade Policy.

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For Appellant : Ms.D.Geetha

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For Respondents : Mr.P.Subbiah Central Government Standing Counsel for R.1 & R.2

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Mr.N.Dilip Kumar for R.3 & R.4

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J.)

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In view of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in