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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
OM NARAYAN RAI
Kuwait Olefins Company K.S.C.C – Appellant
Versus
Directorate General of Trade Remedies – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of proceedings and investigation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. preliminary objections regarding jurisdiction. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 12) |
| 3. arguments emphasizing jurisdiction and statutory provisions. (Para 11 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. petitioner’s rebuttal and arguments. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 5. respondents' reply emphasizing jurisdiction and procedural issues. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 6. court's analysis on jurisdiction and grounds for dismissal. (Para 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69) |
| 7. conclusion and order from the court. (Para 70 , 71 , 72) |
JUDGMENT :
Om Narayan Rai, J.
1. This writ petition assails the Final Findings rendered by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (hereafter "the Designated Authority") on September 23, 2025 under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti- Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereafter "the said Rules) framed thereunder.
2. The impugned Final Findings
Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 requires a part of the cause of action to arise within the jurisdiction; mere apprehension of harm does not suffice.
The apprehension of business harm does not establish territorial jurisdiction for a writ petition; actual adverse impacts must be connected to the legal grounds of the claim.
The lack of disclosure regarding confidential information in anti-dumping investigations violates the principles of natural justice, necessitating scrutiny by the judiciary despite alternative remedi....
The court underscored that challenges to final findings of the Designated Authority are preemptively barred when efficacious statutory remedies are available.
The doctrine of forum conveniens limits jurisdiction under Article 226, emphasizing that a court should not entertain cases where a more appropriate forum exists, regardless of where a part of the ca....
Natural justice requires that decision-makers provide sufficient reasoning and disclose essential facts to affected parties.
The court found that the petitioner's location did not give it the right to challenge the blacklisting order before the court, and dismissed the writ petition.
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