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PRATHIBA M. SINGH
Werywin Defence Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J.(Oral)
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The Petitioner-Werywin Defence Pvt. Ltd. has filed the present writ petition seeking issuance of import licences in `Form X' format as per Rule 88 of the Arms Rules, 2016 (hereinafter `Rules') in respect of the licences that it has already procured from the Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence. The Respondents in the present case are Union of India-Respondent No.1, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Trade and Commerce - Respondent No.2, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police-Respondent No.3, M/s Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India Pvt. Ltd. - Respondent No.4 and the Office of the Commissioner of Customs-Respondent No.5.
3. The Petitioner is a company engaged in the manufacture of various restricted items including firearms, ammunition and parts thereof. It is the case of the Petitioner that it obtained seven licences from the DDP for import of restricted items from the U.S. and various other countries. The details of the said licences are as under:
| S.No. | Date of Licence | Purpose |
| 1 | 24th December, 2021 | Demonstration by Indian Army and own R&D. |
| 2 | 18th Apri | |
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