https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=260332 A statutory authority could not withhold inspection certificates for current export consignments as a punitive response to alleged past violations where the governing export quality-control framework did not authorise that course. The Court held that the agency was bound to inspect consignments and issue certificates under the statute and rules, and that pending show-cause proceedings on earlier breaches did not justify refusal of current certification. It further held that the availability of an alternative appellate remedy did not bar writ relief on these facts, and directed issuance of the pending certificates while leaving past-violation proceedings to be dealt with in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=260332 A statutory authority could not withhold inspection certificates for current export consignments as a punitive response to alleged past violations where the governing export quality-control framework did not authorise that course. The Court held that the agency was bound to inspect consignments and issue certificates under the statute and rules, and that pending show-cause proceedings on earlier breaches did not justify refusal of current certification. It further held that the availability of an alternative appellate remedy did not bar writ relief on these facts, and directed issuance of the pending certificates while leaving past-violation proceedings to be dealt with in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=260332