Review notice quashed where reopening an old export order served no useful purpose after years without further complaints.

A review notice seeking to reopen an earlier order was quashed because the writ petition related to a 1986 incident and no further complaints about exports had followed. The HC held that, in these circumstances, reopening the earlier order in favour of the petitioner would serve no useful purpose, so it declined to examine the merits of the dispute or the respondent's power to review its own order. The impugned notice/order was therefore set aside and the writ petition was allowed.

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Issues: Whether the impugned notice/order seeking review of the earlier decision warranted interference in view of the passage of time.

Analysis: The writ petition was filed in December 1986 concerning an incident that had occurred in 1986, and no subsequent complaints regarding further exports had been made. In these circumstances, reopening the earlier order passed in favour of the petitioner would serve no useful purpose. The Court therefore declined to examine the merits of the dispute or the question whether the respondent had power to review its own earlier order.

Conclusion: The impugned notice/order was quashed and the writ petition was allowed in favour of the petitioner.

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