Residents of a locality sought to prevent issuance of a liquor licence for premises in their area. During the hearing, the State placed on record the order dated 26.2.2024 granting the CL-7 licence to respondent No.3, making the relief sought infructuous. The petition was dismissed with liberty reserved.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 7275 OF 2024 (EXCISE)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
J.C. NAGAR, KURUBARAHALLI, BENGALURU-86.
KURUBARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 086.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. PRITHVI RAJ B N, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. S R KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 09.02.2024 BEARING NO. EJPïìE/©AiÀÄÄr-1/ªÀ5/zÀÆgÀÄ/08/2023-24 ISSUED BY R2 (AT ANNEXURE-B) AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The petitioners claim to be the residents of the locality in which the respondents proposed to grant license to the subject premises have filed this petition for a direction not to issue any liquor license to the subject premises learned.
NC: 2024:KHC:11513 WP No. 7275 of 2024
Sd/JUDGE
BKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the endorsement refusing/directing action on grant of a liquor licence to the subject premises should be quashed at the residents' instance.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Srinivasamurthy P C
Velu V
K Hemanth Kumar
B Balakrishnan
Gopinath D
Ravi G
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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