RECKITT BENCKISER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 13869/2024 and CM APPL. 58050/2024 & CM APPL. 31669/2025 Date of Decision: 28.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: RECKITT BENCKISER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Jawahar Lal and Mr. Sayyam Maheshwari, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, SPC. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) This matter has been taken up today, as 02.03.2026 was declared holiday. 1. The petition is for setting aside the order dated 27.08.2024 passed by respondent no. 3-Deputy Director of Foreign Trade, whereby, the Service Exports from India [‘SEIS’] scrips issued to the petitioner under the Free Trade Policy, 2015-2020, has been cancelled and a penalty of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh only) has been imposed on the petitioner for obtaining the said scrip by misdeclaration. A further prayer for setting aside communication dated 12.09.2024, informing the petitioner of its inclusion in the ‘Denied Entity List’, has also been made. 2. The petitioner is a company engaged in the manufacture and marketing of health, hygiene and home products,