Multiple writ petitions challenging liquor shop demand notices were disposed of by treating notices as show cause notices and directing the State to allow a 4-week response period before proceeding further.
Impugned orders treated as show cause notices; four weeks granted for response; consequential proceedings withdrawn.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14808/2022
Vishmbhar Singh S/o Shri Jagdish Singh, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Rampura House, Gandhi Chowk, Mahwa, Dausa (Raj.) Licensee Deshi Liquor Composite Shop Gaazipur.
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14827/2022
Santosh Devi W/o Guman Singh, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Ladpura, Ajmer (Raj.). Deshi Liquor Composite Shop Ajmer Nagar Nigam Ward No.69-70, Shop-3, Group No.20
----Petitioner
Versus
(2 of 5)
[CW-14808/2022]
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14839/2022
Rekha Rawat W/o Nanuram Singh Rawat, Aged About 33 Years, R/o Rawat Basti, Dhani Purohitan, Kishangarh, Ajmer (Raj.). Deshi Liquor Composite Shop Gp Rasoolpura Group No. 106
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14875/2022
Jeeta Ram Meena S/o Shri Madha Ram Meena, Aged About 42 Years, R/o Teli Mohalla, Bhonawas, Kotputli, Jaipur (Raj.) Licensee Composite Liquor Shop Gp Bhabroo
----Petitioner
Versus
(3 of 5)
[CW-14808/2022]
Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14908/2022
Sanwar Mal S/o Shri Rameshwar Kok, Aged About 36 Years, R/o Kirdoli, Sikar (Raj.) Liquor Shop Kirodoli Miyan, Shop Code 2304034
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14914/2022
Ravindra Kumar Singhal S/o Shri Bhikam Chand Singhal, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Vivekanand Colony, Mahwa, Mandawar Singh, District Dausa (Raj.) Licensee Deshi Liquor Composite Shop Gangwana.
----Petitioner
Versus
(4 of 5)
[CW-14808/2022]
Office Jaipur, Through Managing Director, 4Th Floor, Nehru Shankar Bhavan, Bhawani Singh Road, Ganga Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14916/2022
Chandmal Khinchi S/o Laxmi Chand Khinchi, Aged About 48 Years, R/o Shiv Mandir Ki Gali, Power House, Indra Gandhi Nagar, Kota (Raj.) Licensee Deshi Liquor Composite Shop Nagar Palika Mangrol-I.
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14917/2022
Rajesh S/o Shri Bhajan, Aged About 37 Years, R/o 34, Schook Ke Pass, Gaon Burani, Tehsil Pahadi, Burani, District Bharatpur (Raj.) Composite Liquor Shop Pahadi.
----Petitioner
Versus
(5 of 5)
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Floor) Janpath, Near Vidhan Sabha, Jaipur.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s)
For Respondent(s) : Mr. R.P. Singh, AAG with Mr. Jaivardhan Singh Shekhwat
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL Order
11/10/2022
Learned Additional Advocate General, at the outset, submits that all the demand notices/orders impugned and under challenge in these writ petitions may be treated as show cause notices to the petitioners. He submits that the petitioners may file their response/reply/representation against these notices/orders within a period of four weeks from today whereupon, the respondents shall proceed in accordance with law. Learned AAG further submits that all consequential proceedings including attachment orders in pursuance of the demand notices/orders in the instant writ petitions shall stand withdrawn.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has no objection to the aforesaid submission and prays that the instant writ petitions may be disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
In view thereof, these writ petitions are disposed of in terms of submission made by learned AAG.
(MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J
PRAGATI/126, 128-129, 134-135 & 138-140
Vishmbhar Singh
K. Ramaswami
State Of Rajasthan
Commissioner, Excise Department
District Excise Officer
Rajasthan State Beverages Corporation Ltd. (Rsbcl)
Mahendar Kumar Goyal
As recorded by the court registry
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