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- SC : ‘Sharbat’ deriving identity from fruit content, is fruit drink; Applies common-parlance, essential-character test
- HC : Test report not invalid merely because samples tested in two labs; Upholds DRI seizure
- SC : Copy of SC-judgment quashing demand on 'Naphtha' predominantly used for fertilizer-production despite partial non-fertilizer use
- HC : Post-import lapses by importers don’t attract penalty on foreign exporter; Clarifies Department’s extra-territorial jurisdiction
DGFT exempts export of Groundnut oil, Sesame Oil, Soyabean Oil, Maize Oil in bulk irrespective of any pack size, from prohibition on export of ‘edible oils’
Notification No. 43/2015-20 dated March 27, 2017
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