Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge (K.S. Hemalekha J) Karnataka HC writ (EXCISE) disposed of on alternative-remedy ground: challenge to Deputy Commissioner's order permitting shifting of CL9 licence redirected to statutory appeal under Section 61(2) Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 before the Excise Commissioner (two-week window; decision within 8 weeks); Section 14 Limitation Act time-exclusion allowed; contentions kept open, no merits view. Keywords: Article 226; exhaustion of statutory remedy; CL9 licence shifting; Bengaluru Urban (BUD-8); Annexure-A; NC: 2025:KHC:48162.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioners to file an appeal before the Excise Commissioner within two weeks challenging the Deputy Commissioner's order dated 10.02.2023; the Excise Commissioner to decide the appeal on merits within 8 weeks; petitioners entitled to Section 14 Limitation Act time-exclusion benefit; all contentions kept open and no opinion expressed on merits.