https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251354 A writ petition seeking monetary deemed export benefits was held not maintainable because the claim was pursued after an unreasonable delay and was hit by laches. The Court noted that, although the Limitation Act does not directly apply to writ proceedings, the limitation period for a civil suit provides a reasonable benchmark for judging delay in Article 226 matters. The cause of action accrued when the claim was rejected, and later representations did not extend limitation or explain the long inaction. As the demand had become stale and would be time-barred in civil proceedings, discretionary writ relief was refused. en-us Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251354 A writ petition seeking monetary deemed export benefits was held not maintainable because the claim was pursued after an unreasonable delay and was hit by laches. The Court noted that, although the Limitation Act does not directly apply to writ proceedings, the limitation period for a civil suit provides a reasonable benchmark for judging delay in Article 226 matters. The cause of action accrued when the claim was rejected, and later representations did not extend limitation or explain the long inaction. As the demand had become stale and would be time-barred in civil proceedings, discretionary writ relief was refused. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251354