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TMI Blog2025 (4) TMI 836X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... learned Senior Standing Counsel Mr. Ankit Shah for respondent Nos. 1 and 3. 2. This Court passed the following order on 22.06.2022: "1. The petitioners have approached this Court questioning the action on the part of the respondent no. 2, - Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in initiating an inquiry as to whether the subject Service Exports from India Scrips have been properly issued to the petitioner no. 1 by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) - respondent no. 3. The petitioners challenge the very jurisdiction of the respondent no. 2 on the ground that such scrips have been issued under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (FTDR Act) read with Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 and that the respondent no. 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sdiction to process the classification of the services provided which is under domain of the Director General of Foreign Trade. 4. It was therefore submitted that the initiation of the investigation proceedings by the respondent-DRI is liable to be quashed and set aside. 5. On the other hand, learned advocate Mr. Ankit Shah for the respondent submitted that respondent-DRI has only initiated the investigation and has not reached upon any conclusion and after considering the documents submitted by the petitioner, the DRI-respondent No. 2 is required to take initiation of any action against the petitioner. It was therefore, submitted that no interference be made by this Court at the stage of investigation being conducted by respondent No. 2. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f data processing and falls under CPC subclass 87909 being 'Other Business Services'. Till date a copy of this statement is not given to Petitioner no. 2." 7. After considering the aforesaid averments, this Court passed the order restraining the respondent No. 2 from taking any coercive action. 8. We agree with learned advocate Mr. Ankit Shah for the respondent. The petitioner should not be aggrieved at the stage of investigation by respondent No. 2. However, at the same time, respondent No. 2 is also restrained from taking any coercive action against the petitioner during the course of investigation. 9. Therefore, following order is passed in the interest of justice while disposing of this petition: * Respondent No. 2 shall continue ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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