https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157076 Unexplained delay in challenging an excise policy, after the State and private parties had altered their position and created third-party rights, justified refusal of writ relief on the ground of laches. The policy and licences were not invalid for non-compliance with the Excise Rules or the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, because the relevant rule permitted disposal of licences in the manner directed by the State Government and the statutory objection was not supported on the record. The policy was also not arbitrary or discriminatory under Article 14, as it followed examination of pollution, production, modernisation, fiscal factors and site suitability, and the State retained wide discretion in liquor licensing. en-us Fri, 24 Oct 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157076 Unexplained delay in challenging an excise policy, after the State and private parties had altered their position and created third-party rights, justified refusal of writ relief on the ground of laches. The policy and licences were not invalid for non-compliance with the Excise Rules or the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, because the relevant rule permitted disposal of licences in the manner directed by the State Government and the statutory objection was not supported on the record. The policy was also not arbitrary or discriminatory under Article 14, as it followed examination of pollution, production, modernisation, fiscal factors and site suitability, and the State retained wide discretion in liquor licensing. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 24 Oct 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157076