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2023 (6) TMI 862 - GUJARAT HIGH COURTBenefit of under the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) - export of Steel Plates - Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 - HELD THAT:- It emerges from the record that the petitioner exported “Steel Plates” under the MEIS notified by the respondents under the Act, 1992. Upon successful completion of the process of export, the petitioner submitted shipping bills and claimed duly drawback contending that the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of MEIS. It is also the case of the petitioner that at the time of filing of the EDI shipping bills, there was a problem of “YES/NO clicking” and the petitioner was not able to avail for the benefits under MEIS because of the said problem. This Court has recorded similar type of contentions which is taken in the present case in the Affidavit-in-reply filed by the respondents, more particularly, paras 11(b) as well as 12(a) of the Affidavit-in-reply. In the present case, the concerned respondent himself issued Trade Notice dated 21.02.20218 in pursuance of the representations received from the various exporters, who have faced similar type of difficulty while submitting the shipping bills, who have specifically declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping bills. In the present case, the petitioner has specifically stated (in wordings) the intention to claim the ‘Reward’ for MEIS. The concerned respondents are hereby directed to grant the benefit under MEIS to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order - Petition allowed.
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