TUKARAM BHAT vs DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Pronounced on: 22.04.2025 W.P.(C) 6421/2014, CM APPL. 15418/2014 TUKARAM BHAT .....Petitioner versus DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Ms. Tarini Khurana, Mr. Sukrit Seth, Advs. For the Respondent : Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr. Zubin Singh, Mr. Akash Mishra, Mr. Arnav Mittal, Advs. HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J. 1. The grievance of the Petitioner as articulated in the prayers are set out below: “(a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the Order dated 11.03.2014 passed by the Respondent confirming the penalty imposed by the Orders-in- Original passed by the Jt. DGFT. (b) Pass any such further Order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the present case.” 2. The Impugned Order dated 11.03.2014 was passed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade [hereinafter referred to as “DGFT”] against M/s Poysha Industrial Company Ltd. and all its Directors, whereby the Fou