IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2008 / 29TH ASWINA 1930 WPC .No. 11068 of 2008 ---------------------------------------- PETITIONERS:- 1. LIBERTY OIL MILLS LTD., HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT BAMNE VILLAGE, SHAHAPUR TALUK, THANE DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA - 421 601, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, NAJIB H. KADER. 2. NAJIB H. KADER, DIRECTOR, LIBERTY OIL MILLS LTD., RESIDING AT LIBERTY HOUSE, 31, FAROOQ S. OOMERBHOY LANE, MUMBAI - 400 008. BY ADVS. SRI. E.K. NANDAKUMAR, SRI. JAYASANKAR A.K., SRI. JOHN MATHAI K., SRI. BENNY P. THOMAS, SRI. ANIL D. NAIR. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------------------- 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 1. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE, UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CUSTOM HOUSE, WELLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN - 682 009. BY ASST. SOLICITOR GENERAL SRI. P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24.9.2008 THE COURT ON 21.10.2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & A.K. BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11068 of 2008 ------------------------------------ Dated this, the 21st day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L. DATTU, C.J. The writ petition is filed challenging Ext.P2 notification in No.63 (R3-2007)/2004-2009 dated 24th December, 2007, whereby the Government of India has imposed a ban on the import of Palm Oil and its fractions through all the ports in Kerala. The challenge against the very same notification has been considered by us and rejected as per orders in W.A. Nos.642/08 and 1716/08. In view of the orders passed in the said writ appeals, the writ petition requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- H.L.DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE. Sd/- A.K. BASHEER, JUDGE. DK.