HC orders release of imported roasted areca nuts consignments of Ludhiana-based firm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the release of imported consignments of “roasted” areca nuts on the importer furnishing a personal bond. Among other things, the Bench held that it would not be appropriate to withhold the goods for years together when the laboratory’s conclusion that they were “dried” rather than “roasted” was [...]