{
  "id": 10092142,
  "title": "Bombay HC Allows Release Of 200 Kg Ketamine Consignment, Calls Export Authorisation Delay A Technical Lapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bombay-hc-allows-release-of-200-kg-ketamine-consignment-calls-export",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T22:48:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-allows-release-of-200-kg-ketamine-consignment-calls-export-authorisation-delay-a-technical-lapse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bombay High Court has allowed the provisional release of a 200 kg Ketamine Hydrochloride consignment seized by Customs, attributing the delay in obtaining a valid export authorisation to a technical lapse. The court directed the company, Supriya Lifescience Ltd, to deposit Rs 72 lakh with Customs within a week for the release of the goods. The court's decision came after the company challenged an August 10 order from the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, which had rejected their request for provisional release of the seized goods. The company had initially received an export authorisation from the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) on April 16, 2026, but it expired on May 31. After receiving a fresh batch and submitting revised documents on June 1, the company's export authorisation expired again. The court noted that the goods had not been exported during the period when the authorisation was unavailable and that the company had previously exported the substance with valid authorisations, obtaining a fresh one for this consignment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}