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M/s. Darshan Oils Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. Ect. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1994] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 278
Bench J.S. Verma and K.S. Paripooran JJ.
Decided 8 November 1994

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reason, the appeal has no merit and is dismissed with Rs. 10,000 (Rupees ten thousand) only as costs Civil Appeal Nos. 7154 and 7155. of 1994 (arising out ofSLP (C) Nos. 13040 and 14337of1994).

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947-Section 3-lmport and Export Policy for period April, 1983 to March, 1984-Public notice amending the policy-Import of fatty acids could be made only by State Trading Corporation under Open General Licence-Exception limited to actual shipment made prior to issue of public notice dated 11.11.1983-Whether amendment could be termed unreasonable or unduly restrictive-Held, No-Classification between goods in transit and those of which transit had not begun-Held: Neither irrational nor unreasonable. Administrative Law-Promissory estoppel-Export Import Policy­

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 4 referred to

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