ANDHRA INDUSTRIAL WORKS, A. P. vs CHIEF CONTROLLER OF IMPORTS AND ORS.

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petitions filed under Article 32, asserting that the petitioner-firm had no vested right to an import license under the amended Import Trade Control Policy. The Court held that the jurisdiction under Article 32 can only be invoked for the enforcement of fundamental rights, and the restrictions imposed by the Import and Export Control Act, 1947, were not unreasonable. The Deputy Chief Controller's decision to reject the applications was deemed within his jurisdiction, especially in light of ongoing criminal proceedings against the firm, and there was no violation of Article 14 as no comparable cases were presented.