Writ petition challenging an Excise notice requiring the petitioner to lift specific liquor quantities. The petitioner was no longer the licensee when the petition was heard. The notice was quashed as it had lost relevance due to passage of time.
The impugned notice issued by the Superintendent of Excise is hereby quashed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.7037 of 2013
Santosh Kumar Mohanty …. Petitioner
Mr. Prafulla Kumar Rath, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and others
…. Opposite Parties Mr. Debakanta Mohanty, AGA
CORAM:
THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE M.S. RAMAN
ORDER
19.12.2022
Order No.
Page 1 of 2
M. Panda
(Dr. S. Muralidhar)
Chief Justice
(M.S. Raman)
Judge
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the impugned notice requiring the petitioner to lift specified liquor quantities should survive given the licensee has ceased holding the license and time has passed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Santosh Kumar Mohanty
State of Odisha
M.S. Raman
As recorded by the court registry
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