https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184085 An application for a quarry lease confers no vested right, so it must be considered under the law in force when it is disposed of. Because the enabling Rule 39 had been repealed before the writ petition was filed, the basis for insisting on consideration under that rule no longer existed and no enforceable right survived. The challenge was also defeated by inordinate and unexplained delay, as the rejection order dated 1996 was assailed only in 2003. On those facts, the challenge failed on laches and on merits, and no relief was available. en-us Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:09:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184085 An application for a quarry lease confers no vested right, so it must be considered under the law in force when it is disposed of. Because the enabling Rule 39 had been repealed before the writ petition was filed, the basis for insisting on consideration under that rule no longer existed and no enforceable right survived. The challenge was also defeated by inordinate and unexplained delay, as the rejection order dated 1996 was assailed only in 2003. On those facts, the challenge failed on laches and on merits, and no relief was available. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184085