By laksh5382 
The Gujarat High Court on Friday ordered the release of merchant ship SW South Wind I following an agreement between the ship’s sub-charterer and MEIR Commodities India Ltd.
Justice Anirudh P Mai passed an oral order after the ship’s sub-charterer agreed to pay the MEIR Commodity claim of $250,984 in an out-of-court settlement.
MEIR Commodities has undertaken to withdraw the case after receiving the settlement, the judge said, and ordered the release of the vessel by the Deen Dayal (Kandla) port authorities.
Irregularities in Shipment
Two more arrest orders are pending against the ship following petitions filed by Farmmart Services Pvt Ltd and Farm Fresh International.
MEIR Commodities moved the Gujarat High Court as a consignment of about 460 tonnes of parboiled rice was stopped after the ship was detained by Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials who suspected that the white rice was being passed off as organic rice. was being exported.
DRI action took place after this business Line Report on irregularities in export of organic rice as some exporters were allegedly sending white rice under the guise of organic rice. In addition to SW South Wind I, they detained another ship, MV Della. (The ship departed on October 19 after it was freed by customs officials.)
Suspicions of irregularities arose after exports of organic rice in the first four months of the fiscal year exceeded total shipments in the entire 2023-34 fiscal year.