Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Proportionality & Natural Justice in Excise Licensing | Authorities Must Consider Reply & Assess Punishment Fit: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has ruled that cancelling an excise license for minor operational violations requires a reasoned assessment of proportionality and mandatory consideration of the licensee's reply. This sets a critical precedent for administrative fairness in licensing sanctions, protecting small licensees from disproportionate penalties without due process.