UNION OF INDIA vs AGRICAS LLP - 2020 Supreme(SC) 502

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2020 Supreme(SC) 502

A. M. KHANWILKAR, DINESH MAHESHWARI, SANJIV KHANNA
UNION OF INDIA – Appellant
Versus
AGRICAS LLP – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Union of India : Mr. Aman Lekhi, ASG Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Adv. Ms. Sunita Sharma, Adv. Mrs. Anil Katiyar, AOR
M/s. Nikhil Pulses : Mr. Harish Salve, Sr. Adv. Mr. K. R. Sasiprabhu, AOR Mr. Aashish Chauhan, Adv. Mr. Aditya Shandilya, Adv.
M/s. G.R. Enterprises : Mr. K. Raghavachryulu, Adv. Mr. Kailash Pandey, Adv Mr. Rannjeet Singh, Adv. Mr. Gaichangpou Gangmei, AOR
M/s. Raj Growimpex LLP: Mr. B. Ramana Murthy, AOR Mr. Udit Malik, Adv. Mr. Anshuman Shrivastava, Adv. Mr. Abhijeet Shrivastava, Adv. Ms. Garima Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Karan Khanna, Adv.
M/s. Agricas LLP, Kishor Chandra Kalyanji Agri LLP, Agro 1 Stop & Ashit K. Chheda : Mrs. Swarupama Chaturvedi, AOR, Mr. Hitesh Jain, Adv., Mr. Aman Jha, Adv., Mr. Ashutosh Mohan, Adv. Mr. Atishay Jain, Adv.
M/s. Om Trading Company : Mr. Somiran Sharma, AOR
M/s. Rahul Agro Industries : Mr. Saransh Saini, Adv. Mr. Vivek Jain, AOR Ms. Anshul Sharma, Adv. Mr. Bhrigu Sharma, Adv. Ms. Suchitra Kumbhat, Adv. Mr. Nirvikar Singh, Adv.
M/s. H.S. Trading Co. : Ms. Anshul Sharma, Adv. Mr. Bhrigu Sharma, Adv. Ms. Anisha Upadhyay, AOR
M/s. Sunrise Marketing : Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Pranav Jain, Adv. Mr. Siddhant Buxy, AOR
M/s. Alvarita Edu Solutions : Mr. Pradeep Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Ankit Sethi, Adv. Mr. Lal Pratap Singh, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, AOR
Sunil Agrawal (Intervenor) : Mr. Nitin Mishra, AOR, Ms. Mitali Gupta, Adv.

JUDGMENT

Sanjiv Khanna, J.

Applications seeking intervention/impleadment are allowed.

2. Considering the nature of controversy involved, this Court, with the consent of the counsels for the parties, vide order dated 29th June 2020 had deemed it appropriate to hear and decide challenge to the validity of the notifications dated 29th March 2019 bearing S.O. Numbers. 1478-E,1479-E, 1480-E and 1481-E pending in several Writ Petitions filed before different High Courts. We have also examined and decided the connected challenge to the Trade Notice dated 16th April 2019 issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade on the ground of excessive delegation as not being in accord with sub-section (2) to Section 3 read with the bar under sub-section (3) to Section 6 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as 'FTDR Act').

3. Accordingly, we had heard arguments and by this common judgment would be disposing of the respective Writ Petitions, subject matter of these Transfer Petitions. This decision would also apply to the Writ Petitions filed by th

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2020 Supreme(SC) 502

A. M. KHANWILKAR, DINESH MAHESHWARI, SANJIV KHANNAUNION OF INDIA – AppellantVersusAGRICAS LLP – Respondent

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A. M. KHANWILKAR, DINESH MAHESHWARI, SANJIV KHANNA
UNION OF INDIA – Appellant
Versus
AGRICAS LLP – Respondent