Import restriction on peas to stay as Madras HC upholds DGFT notification

Madras HC upheld the DGFT notification dated April 25 imposing a restriction on peas import till September 30, 2018

A day after the withdrawal of restriction on import of peas, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Thursday said that the trade barrier would continue.   

The one-day-old notification of the DGFT was reversed following an order of the Madras High Court, which upheld the DGFT notification dated April 25 imposing a restriction on peas import till September 30, 2018. The DGFT's April notification was challenged by some traders in Madras High Court claiming the notification was invalid.   

'The Madras High Court upheld the DGFT's April notification. This means the import restriction on all varieties of peas would continue