In Brief
The Supreme Court set aside three High Court orders that had repeatedly directed the Designated Authority (DA) to initiate anti-dumping investigations into imports of alcohols without requiring updated data from the petitioner. The Court held that the DA's requirement for contemporary data (not older than six months), as mandated by the Manual of Operation for Trade Remedy Investigations and necessary to comply with statutory timelines, was neither arbitrary nor a violation of law. The Court emphasized that judicial review should not function as continuous oversight of quasi-judicial authorities and that the DA's adherence to prescribed procedure could not justify contempt proceedings or removal from office.
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