High Court Karnataka High Court

Tamori Textiles Private Limited vs Union Of India on 19 December, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Tamori Textiles Private Limited vs Union Of India on 19 December, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
IN THE HIGH comer or HAP .m2.IAKA,  M   *   L

IN WP No ;'cié:s:§i:0§?   V'

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DATED THIS THE 19th DAY'i"QI3"'.j;)}§,§CEM I3£*.3.¥€A,  

BEEbREA 

THE HON'BLE MRf.JUSTIC§ 'R}&.!J M(5HAN"'§EDDY

WRIT PETITION  20455  (GM-RES)
R
EN.?0RcEzv:§.fNT DIRECTORATE
GOV«ERI\fMENT OF' INDIA

  BANGALGRE ZONAL OFFICE
u 'ir~3Q.9/ 1,45/IASRAS BANK ROAD
 ' ..f§BEH:.ND INDIA GARAGE')
 BANGALORE»;
  ...RESPONDEN'I'S

   V   '_{By.§.§3i4i": N DEVHADASS, Sr. COUNSEL FOR ASG }

THIS WRYI' PETITION IS FILE}? UNDER ARTKILES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONS'I'§'I'UT§ON OF INDIA PRAYING TO
DIRECT R3 TO GIVE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO

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violation of the relevant provision   "  
of the FERA as sought to he"mad.e out':
notice. As pointed oat  the learn 

Additions} Soilcltor (}_en_era1foa  or
the appellants to show_iV:' that they.'  the
requisite permission, Will" have to
be lodged before 'é:_he_' L-coIicei'ried.v"1:;eagistrate --
of this   these appeals - and the

z11ag3EstI'at;eci"i)ifi}i. cot1sid--e1' vcfhether the process

here it has with  permission

Should' oiibthe 'basis of the complaint
iziade ----In' View of the fact that
suflficient  will be available to the
appellants  -V put it their contentions
befofe the   court, it cannot
be said   merit in the challenge

fipto the  finder Section 61 of the

 'I'he'=.saiai' riotices are really in terms of

 se:::z;o:;iii61p of"the FERA and their scope and
I     eontroiled by Section 6} of the
   on receipt of those notices, it was

 .ir}peIi--:'..to"'the appellants to show that they had

in "necessary permission from the concerned
Q aathority under the Act. Of course, if they do

not have such permission, apparently, in the

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case on hand, there was no such _perinissio11," 
they have necessariiy towput  their 
defences before the coufl: _:'i:1" 
prosecutions that have been   Vi
behalf." ' i  
6. In   the petitioners
contention that   are invaiid, is

withoutmCFit;"s;~.ttf'.    

 jm-iii:  pe:i?::isnsiit'r'iiare dismissed. The
prosecutions,   isunched by the respondents

pursuant”‘i;oV’theV’:11odif[ed interim order, it is needless to

petitioners are entitled to advance their

t,.”Vef’e:f:.:ce_i ~i%’1Vs._ the prosecution and the Magistrate

concemetifis directed to consider whether process to be

issuedvion the basis of the complaint made before him.

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