Daleep Singh, S/O. Manohar Lal v. the State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan excise policy 2022-23 & 2023-24; liquor shop allotment by auction (advertisement dated 21.04.2022); non-renewal of licence for 2023-24; forfeiture of security under Clause 2.7; Clause II (ix) of Amendment dated 22.01.2023; communication dated 06.02.2023; RTDC, RSBCL & RSGSM licensed vends outside premises without revenue guarantee; Article 14 arbitrariness and reasonable classification; estoppel - participation in auction with open eyes; writ petitions infructuous by efflux of time; refund of security deposit sought; Smt. Keshar Kanwa (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.3945/2023); Nitish Kumar Verma (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4928/2022); D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4151/2023 and connected matters; Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench; decided 05/03/2026.
What did the court decide?
First ground for dismissal: the policy in issue has already been considered by this Court in Smt. Keshar Kanwa and Nitish Kumar Verma, wherein writ petitions were dismissed either on account of having become infructuous or on merits.