Global Excess v. Union of India: Compulsory Registration for Import of Electronic Goods Not a Restriction on Parallel Imports

On 17th January, 2014, the Gujarat High Court set aside a Writ Petition, holding that the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012″ which mandates the registration of fifteen categories of electronics items under the Compulsory Registration Scheme of Department of Consumer Affairs subject to compliance with Indian safety standards was neither violative of Arts. 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India nor an indirect ban on parallel imports.  The petitioner in this case was...