https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274435 The Tamil Nadu retail vending rules and bar rules were held to govern different fields and not to form an integrated scheme, so the bar licence regime stood separately from retail vending licences. Legitimate expectation could not be invoked because bar licences were creatures of subordinate legislation, renewal was discretionary, and a mere hope of continuation could not override a policy change made in public interest. The rescission of the Bar Rules was also held neither arbitrary nor violative of Article 14, as it reflected a bona fide policy response to public nuisance concerns. Section 8 of the Tamil Nadu General Clauses Act did not preserve any right to renewal after repeal. en-us Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274435 The Tamil Nadu retail vending rules and bar rules were held to govern different fields and not to form an integrated scheme, so the bar licence regime stood separately from retail vending licences. Legitimate expectation could not be invoked because bar licences were creatures of subordinate legislation, renewal was discretionary, and a mere hope of continuation could not override a policy change made in public interest. The rescission of the Bar Rules was also held neither arbitrary nor violative of Article 14, as it reflected a bona fide policy response to public nuisance concerns. Section 8 of the Tamil Nadu General Clauses Act did not preserve any right to renewal after repeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274435