https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169289 An import licence applicant had no absolute vested right to insist that the application be decided under the policy in force on the date of filing. The statutory scheme under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and the Imports (Control) Order left licence grant to regulatory control, and back-period applications were to be considered on merits rather than automatically under an earlier policy. Because the record did not show undue departmental delay justifying exceptional relief, mandamus to compel consideration under the 1968-69 policy was not available, and the application was to be assessed under the later prevailing policy framework. en-us Wed, 05 Jan 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 May 2020 16:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169289 An import licence applicant had no absolute vested right to insist that the application be decided under the policy in force on the date of filing. The statutory scheme under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and the Imports (Control) Order left licence grant to regulatory control, and back-period applications were to be considered on merits rather than automatically under an earlier policy. Because the record did not show undue departmental delay justifying exceptional relief, mandamus to compel consideration under the 1968-69 policy was not available, and the application was to be assessed under the later prevailing policy framework. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 Jan 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169289