-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2314 OF 2005 Ramanlal Raval. .. .. Petitioner v/s. The Union of India & ors. .. .. Respondents Mr.Naresh Thacker for petitioner Mr.B.A., Desai, Addl.Solicitor General with Mr.V.H.Kantharia for rrespondents. ----- CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 7th December 2005 DATED : 7th December 2005 DATED : 7th December 2005 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner seeks to challenge the order in original dated 2nd March 2005 under which a penalty of Rs.1,50,00,000/- has been imposed against the petitioner by the Joint Director of Foreign Trade. This is principally for failure to submit the documents evidencing fulfilment of the export obligation against the advance licence that was made available to the petitioner. The petitioner has a remedy to file an Appeal. 3. Mr.Thacker appearing for the petitioner tried to submit that the order was an ex-parte order and that the petitioner had a case on merit. All these submissions will be available before the -2- Appellate Authority. If there is any delay in filing the Appeal, the time spent during the prosecution of this Petition will be excluded. Petition is rejected. (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.)