https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=210766 The court dismissed the petitioner's writ petition seeking reward payment for providing information on evasion of Central Excise Duty, emphasizing that reward claims are discretionary and not enforceable legal rights. The court ruled that the grant of reward is ex gratia, not a statutory duty, and therefore, a writ of Mandamus cannot compel reward payment. The petitioner's acknowledgment that reward was not a legal right weakened the claim, leading to the dismissal of the petition due to the absence of a legal basis for demanding the reward. en-us Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=210766 The court dismissed the petitioner's writ petition seeking reward payment for providing information on evasion of Central Excise Duty, emphasizing that reward claims are discretionary and not enforceable legal rights. The court ruled that the grant of reward is ex gratia, not a statutory duty, and therefore, a writ of Mandamus cannot compel reward payment. The petitioner's acknowledgment that reward was not a legal right weakened the claim, leading to the dismissal of the petition due to the absence of a legal basis for demanding the reward. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=210766