Supreme Court: Public Interest Overrules Promissory Estoppel in Pan Masala Exemption Withdrawal Case.

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....Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel - withdrawal of exemption - the withdrawal of the exemption to the pan masala with tobacco and pan masala sans tobacco is in the larger public interest. As such, the doctrine of promissory estoppel could not have been invoked in the present matter - The larger public interest would outweigh an individual loss, if any - SC....