The stay order was issued by justice t.
Madras high court solar panel.
In a new twist to the imposition of safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules from july 30 the madras high court permitted shapoorji pallonji infrastructure to get its consignment of panels from overseas released by customs officials at chennai port without paying the duty.
The orissa high court has directed the government to withdraw the notification by august 13 2018 with the next hearing scheduled for august 14 2018.
Shapoorji pallonji infrastructure a contractor cum developer of solar projects and part of the shapoorji pallonji group had petitioned the court against the recommendation maintaining the company was never.
In a new twist to the imposition of safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules from july 30 the madras high court permitted shapoorji pallonji infrastructure to get its consignment of panels from overseas released by customs officials at chennai port without paying the duty.
Official memorandum regarding physical hearing in all the subordinate courts in the state of tamil nadu and in the u t.
Sivagnanam of the madras high court.
The madras high court has put a temporary stay on the recommendation to levy a 70 percent safeguard duty on the import of solar components to india.
Solar developer shapoorji pallonji infrastructure capital part of the shapoorji pallonji group had moved the madras high court maintaining that the dg safeguards took this decision without hearing the company.
The madras high court has issued a temporary stay on a preliminary report of the director general of safeguards recommending imposition of 70 safeguard duty on imported solar equipment.
The solar power company produces 49 mw power and supplies it to the tamil nadu electricity board.
The company has been asked to execute a bond for the amount due and will have to pay the duty if.
The matter will be heard again on september 3 2018.
The proposal was made by the directorate general of safeguards to save the domestic industry.
The company has been asked to execute a bond for the amount due and will have to pay the duty if.
In light of the above observations the madras high court found a prima facie case to grant relief to the petitioner shapoorji pallonji.
The finance ministry has stayed the imposition of safeguard duty on solar panels and modules imported from china and malaysia until the writ petition.
Madras high court has put a stayed order on the proposal to impose a 70 percent provisional safeguard duty on imported solar modules til 02 02 2018.