Madras High Court Orders Provisional Release of Second-Hand Digital Multifunction Machines Imported Without Mandatory BIS Certification, DGFT Authorisation

The Madras High Court has directed the Customs Department in Chennai to provisionally release consignments of second-hand digital multifunction printing, copying and scanning machines imported by several firms, which were detained for alleged non-compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) authorisation requirements. The bench of Justice Abdul…