The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

Section 13. Adjudicating Authority.

The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

Bare Act

Any penalty may be imposed or any confiscation may be adjudged under this Act by the Director General or, subject to such limits as may be specified, by such other officer as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise in this behalf.

Judgments on Section 13

Reckitt Benckiser India Private Limited vs Union Of India And Ors — Delhi High Court, 28 Mar 2026. Where the adjudicating authority possesses subject-matter jurisdiction and power under Section 13 of the FT(DR) Act, 1992, an order at most amounting to an 'erroneous exercise of jurisdiction' cannot be assailed by…
S And S Power Switchgear Ltd., vs The Joint Director General Of — Madras High Court, 27 Mar 2026. Non-fulfilment of an advance licence export obligation is independently penal under the FT(D&R) Act, and recovery of differential duty under Section 28 of the Customs Act, 1962 does not foreclose that penalty, while…
S & S Power Switchgear Limited vs / — Madras High Court, 10 Mar 2026. A writ petition dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner's own endorsement is disposed of without any adjudication and creates no precedent on the validity of the provision challenged.