M/S. BARAKA OVERSEAS TRADERS vs DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE . — C.A. No. 1426/2001

Case Summary: Baraka Overseas Traders v. Director General of Foreign Trade (2006) The Supreme Court allowed Baraka's appeal and held that the DGFT's refusal to endorse transferability of three advance export licenses was erroneous. The Court found that under the Duty Exemption Scheme (1997-2002), all duty-free licenses—whether issued under "norms" or "no norms" categories—are statutorily transferable after fulfilling export obligations. The DGFT cannot deny transferability merely because licenses were issued under the wrong category; doing so violates natural justice principles requiring show-cause notice and cancellation procedures before depriving vested rights. The Court directed the DGFT to endorse transferability as requested. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.