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The legality of parallel imports remains a grey area in India, write Pravin Anand and Nishchal Anand.

The evolution of the law relating to parallel imports in India could aptly be titled “Four Shades of Grey”, with four decisions of the Delhi High Court collectively forming the cornerstone of the law relating to grey market goods in India.

This article was published in India Business Law Journal April 2014.

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