{"id":252688,"date":"2008-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-vittala-raya-hegde-so-late-vs-deputy-commissioner-of-excise-on-3-april-2008"},"modified":"2014-10-18T21:40:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T16:10:21","slug":"a-vittala-raya-hegde-so-late-vs-deputy-commissioner-of-excise-on-3-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-vittala-raya-hegde-so-late-vs-deputy-commissioner-of-excise-on-3-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"A Vittala Raya Hegde S\/O Late &#8230; vs Deputy Commissioner Of Excise on 3 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">A Vittala Raya Hegde S\/O Late &#8230; vs Deputy Commissioner Of Excise on 3 April, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">_m_1 mg 3 LGI-I comm' or 1\ufb021~_rA'rA,154 AI \u00a7_A_1~_IgALQ\ufb02 W.E,1_';Ig. 4131\/2008\n1\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 3*\" DAY OF APRIL. 2008\nBEFORE\nTHE HON'BI..E MR. JUSTICE N.K.PA'I'II.\n\n\ufb02_l\u00a71'l' EETLTION 110.4137 OF R  IECISEI\n\nBETWEEN:\nA VITTALA RAYA I-IEGDE\n\nSID LATE LAKSHIVIANA I-1'E\"DE\nCL-II LICENSEE\n\nLAKSHM! WINES\n\nWARANG VILLAGE, KARKALA\nKARKALA{D.K. DIST}\n\n PETITIONER\n(By Sri : NAIK 8: NAIK LAW FIRM )\nAND :\n1 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE\n\nUDLIP! DISTRICT\nUDUPI\n\n2 SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE\nHEBRI CIRCLE, POLICE STATION\nKARKALA\nUDUPI DISTRICT\n\n RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">(By SMT :ASHA M KUMBARAGERIMATH. HCGP)<\/p>\n<p>Oil&#8217;?\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF<br \/>\nTHE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASI-I THE ENDOREEMENT<br \/>\nDT. 26.2.2008 OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEX.C.; FURTHER<br \/>\nDIRECT THE FIRST RESPONDENT, TO EXERCISE THE &#8220;POWERS VESTED<br \/>\nIN I-IIIVI UNDER SECTION 45 OF THE KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT AND<br \/>\nCONSIDER THE APPLICATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER AS PER<\/p>\n<p>AI*IN.mEV 3. OT. &#8216;I9.2.2&#8217;J&#8217;u&#8217;6, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.<\/p>\n<p>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.4l3&#8217;?lf2008<\/p>\n<p>IN THE I-HG COURT OF AT 0 AT BANGALO .P.No. 4 37 008<\/p>\n<p>.9<\/p>\n<p>THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN &#8216;B&#8217;<br \/>\nGRQLJP, THIS DAY; THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:<\/p>\n<p>GRBER<\/p>\n<p>..&#8217;.io.n.er beino aggrieved by the impugned<br \/>\nendorsement dated &#8216;:63&#8217; February E68 &#8216;searing<\/p>\n<p>No.E)(EICRIWDTCR&#8211;154I2007&#8211;03 issued by \ufb01rst<\/p>\n<p>respondent vide Annexure 0, has presented the instant<\/p>\n<p>powers vested in him under Section 45 of the Karnataka<\/p>\n<p>Excise Act and, consider the application made by<\/p>\n<p>accordance with law.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">2. The only grievance of petitioner in the instant<\/p>\n<p>writ petition is tht, petitioner is a holder of CL-ll license,<\/p>\n<p>for saie &#8216;f ino&#8217;i&#8217;n rnade foreign iioucr \ufb01res&#8221;: its ret*ii<\/p>\n<p>outlet under the license issued and the same was<\/p>\n<p>renewed from time to time under the provisions of the<\/p>\n<p>\/<br \/>\nf_&#8217;:7___.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">V<\/p>\n<p>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.4l37l2008<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; <\/p>\n<p>IN THE \ufb02lGH COURT OF KABI_\\lATAK.A AT BANGALOEE W.E.No. 4137\/200\u00a7<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Karnataka Excise (Sale of Indian nd Foreign Liquors),<\/p>\n<p>Rules, 1968. Petitioner is doing its business strictly as<\/p>\n<p>.. J.I__ .I. ____ _._.-I 4..-n&#8211;HI};-..-. -1 &#8220;gnu.-nun; -nn;h-n.<br \/>\nF Ina IBHHS ant) UDIICIIUUIIS 0| IIUUIIEU 9&#8242; HI&#8221;-<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;U!<\/p>\n<p>competent authority. When things stood thus, seine of<br \/>\nthe authorized employeeslworkers, manning the licensed<br \/>\nprerniseslshop \\.n.r-.re selling &#8216;loose lio,oo.r&#8217; thus violating<br \/>\nthe licensed conditions amounting to an offence under<br \/>\nSection 36 of the Kamataka Excise Act. Therefore, the<br \/>\njurisdictional Officer of the Krkala Police Station has<br \/>\nregistered a case .or commission of the o..ence<br \/>\npunishable under Section 38 (E) of the Karnataka Excise<br \/>\nAct. Be that as it may.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">3. Petitioner has filed the application under<br \/>\ng the fi&#8221;t<br \/>\nrespondent to consider the application submitted by<br \/>\npetitioner dated 19&#8243;&#8216; February 2008 in ccordance with<\/p>\n<p>law. instead of considering the said eoplioetion,<\/p>\n<p>exercising his powers conferred under Section 45 of the<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>IN THE men coupe&#8221; OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.4 :37\/zoos<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">IN THE HIGH COURT OF T A B G R PNO. 1 008<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_2\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Karnataka Excise Act, the \ufb01rst respondent has<br \/>\nproceeded to issue the impugned endorsement on the<br \/>\ngrsund tht, there its papers or reserve eveiisbie en his<br \/>\n\ufb01le, pertaining to the request made by petitioner and that,<br \/>\nall the papers appears to have been before the JMFC<\/p>\n<p>court. Being aggrieved by the impugned endorsement<\/p>\n<p>necessitated to present the instant writ petition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">4. I have heard learned counsel appearing for<\/p>\n<p>titiener and learned Ge ernment Pleeder appearing<br \/>\nfor respondents.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">5. After careful perusal of the impugned<br \/>\nendorsement dated 26&#8243;&#8216; February 2008, issued by first<br \/>\nrespcndent, it is seen that, the rssssns assigned b&#8221; tirst<br \/>\nrespondent for issuing the impugned endorsement<br \/>\ncannot be sustained and the same is liable to be set<br \/>\naside at the threshold itself for the simple reson that,<\/p>\n<p>_lJ ..J.l_ .- L&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p>the \u00a7Bl authority. I\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>at<br \/>\nSF<br \/>\nml<\/p>\n<p>IN &#8216;THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.413&#8217;7I1008<\/p>\n<p>exercised his power as envisaged under Section 45 of<br \/>\nthe Karnateka Excise Act and in accordance with law.<\/p>\n<p>instead of called for records from the concerned<\/p>\n<p>proceeded to issue the impugned endorsement to the<\/p>\n<p>effect that, he does not have the ooncemed case papers<br \/>\nre!e.ing -.e pe.itioreer&#8217;s  The same is n,t the ground<br \/>\nfor not considering the appiiction fiied by petitioner. he<br \/>\nreasons assigned by the competent v&#8217; authority are<\/p>\n<p>contrary to the relevant provisions of the statute.<\/p>\n<p>CD<\/p>\n<p>3&#8242;!<br \/>\nT<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_3\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>circumstances of the case, the writ petition filed by<br \/>\npetitioner is disposed of with the following directions:<br \/>\ni] The writ petition iiied by petitioner is<br \/>\nallowed in part;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">II] The impugned endorsement issued &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>IN THE HIGH count 01? KARNATAKA AT BANGJLLORE W.PNo.4l37I2DO8<\/p>\n<p>IN B CO TOF AT AN . .4137\/2<\/p>\n<p>bearing No. EXE I CRM I DTCR &#8211; 154 I 2007-<\/p>\n<p>08 vide Annexure (2 is her..b-,- se eside;<\/p>\n<p>iii] lvlatter stands remitted back to the<br \/>\n\ufb01rst respondent herein to reconsider the<br \/>\nsame afresh and pass appropriate order in<br \/>\nthe relevant provisions of the Excise-Act and<\/p>\n<p>Rules, after calling for the entire records from<\/p>\n<p>second respondent end decide the ..eme,<\/p>\n<p>._\u00a3I._._<\/p>\n<p>II &#8216;\ufb01ording an opportunity to petitioner, s<br \/>\nexpeditiously as possible, at any rate, within<\/p>\n<p>a period of two weeks from the date of<\/p>\n<p>* his rder.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">I-an Ixl I &#8216;ll<\/p>\n<p>reeeupt ef e eepy<\/p>\n<p>BMV* 351\/&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.4l3&#8217;7l20D8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court A Vittala Raya Hegde S\/O Late &#8230; vs Deputy Commissioner Of Excise on 3 April, 2008 Author: N.K.Patil _m_1 mg 3 LGI-I comm&#8217; or 1\ufb021~_rA&#8217;rA,154 AI \u00a7_A_1~_IgALQ\ufb02 W.E,1_&#8217;;Ig. 4131\/2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 3*&#8221; DAY OF APRIL. 2008 BEFORE THE HON&#8217;BI..E MR. 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