1. Heard learned advocate Shri Prakash Shah for the petitioner and Shri Jaimin Gandhi appearing on advance copy for the respondents departmental authorities. Petitioner’s imported consignment has run into controversy regarding its classification and payable duties. The petitioner is not interested in exercising the option for provisional relief thereto. Instead, the petitioner requests that the permission for reexport may be granted. The petitioner has already applied for such purpose. The concerned authority i.e. the respondent no.2 has not yet taken any formal decision nor communicated the same to the petitioner. We are informed that the goods are of perishable nature.

2. Under the circumstances, the respondent no.2 is directed to decide the petitioner’s request for reexport of the goods and convey the same to the petitioner latest by 05.07.2018.

3. Petition is disposed of accordingly. Direct service to respondent no.2 is permitted.