https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365834 Public interest litigation under Article 226 requires bona fide public interest, and a petition brought for private rivalry or oblique motive is liable to be rejected; here, the petitioners were found to be business rivals and the affected companies were not impleaded, so the PIL was held abusive. Delay and laches may bar discretionary writ relief where the grievance is stale and unexplained; here, the challenge was raised long after the underlying events, so the petitions were rejected on delay as well. Alleged breach of customs exemption conditions was not established because the goods were imported for exhibition and re-exported within the stipulated period under the relevant notification. en-us Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 02:13:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365834 Public interest litigation under Article 226 requires bona fide public interest, and a petition brought for private rivalry or oblique motive is liable to be rejected; here, the petitioners were found to be business rivals and the affected companies were not impleaded, so the PIL was held abusive. Delay and laches may bar discretionary writ relief where the grievance is stale and unexplained; here, the challenge was raised long after the underlying events, so the petitions were rejected on delay as well. Alleged breach of customs exemption conditions was not established because the goods were imported for exhibition and re-exported within the stipulated period under the relevant notification. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365834