C. v. Rajappa v State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Excise dues recovery against guarantor; arrack supply and sale tender 1985-86, Chikkamagaluru District; Form No.37 notice No.SAALA/EX05/97-98 dated 16.12.2017 by Tahashildar, Channarayapattana Taluk; certiorari sought against Deputy Commissioner of Excise order dated 12.05.1988; Karasamadhana Scheme-5 settlement; waiver of interest Rs.83,70,691/-; payment by Smt. H.S. Uma Devi, daughter-in-law of Sri H.S. Fakeerappa; writ petition dismissed as infructuous; Articles 226 and 227; HC-KAR; NC: 2025:KHC:34504; WP No. 8095 of 2018 (GM-RES); Justice R. Nataraj.
What did the court decide?
Since the excise dues of Sri H.S. Fakeerappa stood paid under the Karasamadhana Scheme-5 upon waiver of interest of Rs.83,70,691/-, no dues remained payable, the writ petition had become infructuous, and it was dismissed as such. ¶36-37