UNION OF INDIA . vs V.B.CHANDRAMOHAN — SLP(C) No. 1923/2003

Case under Section XII. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010017502003

Filing Date

23-Jan-2003

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 1923/2003

Diary Number

1750/2003

Order Date

11-Nov-2003

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA .

    Adv. V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.V.B.CHANDRAMOHAN

    Adv. P. N. RAMALINGAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Nov-2003

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  3. 04-Sep-2003

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  4. 07-Aug-2003

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  5. 21-Apr-2003

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  6. 24-Mar-2003

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  7. 10-Feb-2003

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  8. 23-Jan-2003

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 1923/2003

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: SLP(C) No. 1923/2003 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the Union of India's special leave petition on 11/11/2003. The Court upheld the High Court orders requiring the respondent's excise licence renewal application to be reconsidered upon payment of arrears (1989-2003) with 25% penalty, finding it a "just order" that affected no third-party rights and protected state financial interests. Key Issue: Union challenged the High Court's mandate to renew respondent's FL-2/58 licence after 13-year lapse, arguing no fundamental right existed and renewal violated government policy restricting new licences in Mahe district. Court's Reasoning: Declining to entertain the policy argument (raised for the first time in the Supreme Court), the bench found the lower courts' orders justified on equitable grounds, leaving the policy question open. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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