Reviewed case brief
MRF Ltd. v Assistant Commissioner (Assessment) Sales Tax and Ors.
(2006) 8 SCC 702
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2006
- Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-20
Rule established
A legitimate expectation arising from a settled practice, policy, or clear representation of a public authority can be defeated by a change in policy made bona fide in the larger public interest; the doctrine of legitimate expectation does not confer a substantive, indefeasible right, but only a procedural entitlement to fair treatment, including a hearing or reasoned justification, before the expectation is disappointed.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(2006) 8 SCC 702; standard casebook authority on the limits of legitimate expectation against bona fide policy change, cross-verify citation before exam use
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.