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2020 (3) TMI 273 - HC - CustomsAmendment in shipping bills - inadvertant mistake made in the bills - Grant of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) benefit - HELD THAT:- Reliance can be placed in the case of M/S. GLOBAL CALCIUM PRIVATE LIMITED VERSUS THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (EDC) , THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS [2019 (6) TMI 811 - MADRAS HIGH COURT] where it was held that Respondents are directed to permit the writ petitioner to make necessary amendments. In the case on hand also, it is the case of the petitioner that only due to inadvertence, 'Yes' was not mentioned in the online platform while filing the shipping bills and the only reason for rejection of the petitioner's application is that no cogent reasons have been given by him for not mentioning 'Yes', while filing the shipping bills in the online platform - In view of the identical facts, this Court is of the considered view that the decision in Global Calcium are squarely applicable to the facts of the instant case also. However, since the details of the shipping bills filed by the petitioner have not been disclosed in the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition, it is made clear that the petitioner will have to satisfy the respondents with regard to the genuineness of the 44 shipping bills to enable them to claim the incentive under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme. The third and fourth respondents are directed to issue no objection certificate to the fifth respondent within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order, to enable the petitioner to claim benefits under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme from DGFT, subject to the satisfaction of the third and fourth respondents with regard to the genuineness of the 44 shipping bills submitted by the petitioner - Petition disposed off.
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