Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Anr. v. International Trading Co. and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 55

Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 7 May 2003

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From the headnote

Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishery by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981 and Rules thereunder/Constitution of India, 1950; Article 14: Permit to operate Foreign Deep Sea Fishing Vessels in Indian Exclusive Economic Zone-Renewal denied on ground of change in Government policy in public interest-Challenge to---Dismissed by the Single Judge of the High Court-Allowed in appeal by the Division Bench holding renewal of permit a valuable right/legitimate expectation and could be refused only on cogent and valid reasons and should not be based on policy decision contrary to the statute-On appeal,

Authorities it was built on

1996 Krishnan Kakkanth v. Government of Kerala and Others cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

2022 State of Uttarakhand v. Sudhir Budakoti relied on
2017 Reliance Telecom Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr. relied on
2013 Chairman-cum-managing Director & Others v. Bharat Chandra Behera & Another relied on
2012 M/s. Michigan Rubber (india) Ltd. v. The State of Karnataka & Ors. relied on
2012 Union of India & Ors. v. Rafique Shaikh Bhikan & Anr. relied on
2011 State of West Bengal and Ors. v. Debasish Mukherjee and Ors. relied on
2010 Fuljit Kaur v. State of Punjab & Ors. relied on
2023 Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India & Others referred to
2022 M/s Hero Motocorp Ltd v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2016 M/s Shobikaa Impex Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Central Medical Services Society and Ors. referred to
2015 P. Suseela & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. University Grants Commission & Ors. Etc. Etc. referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 4 referred to

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