https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183276 Where no vested right to a liquor licence exists, an application for FL-3 licence must be decided under the Rules and policy in force on the date the authority considers the request, not the date of application; a pending application creates no accrued right, and the contrary High Court direction was unsustainable. The amendment to Rule 13(3) inserting a new proviso was also upheld because it did not annul the main rule or disturb existing licences and renewals, but temporarily barred fresh licences in support of State excise policy. The challenge to the amended proviso therefore failed. en-us Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183276 Where no vested right to a liquor licence exists, an application for FL-3 licence must be decided under the Rules and policy in force on the date the authority considers the request, not the date of application; a pending application creates no accrued right, and the contrary High Court direction was unsustainable. The amendment to Rule 13(3) inserting a new proviso was also upheld because it did not annul the main rule or disturb existing licences and renewals, but temporarily barred fresh licences in support of State excise policy. The challenge to the amended proviso therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183276