Dismissed

Sajith Shaik v. The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise

Telangana HC15 Oct 2024WP/27140/2024

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What is this about?

The single judge dismissed the writ petition challenging a show cause notice regarding the seizure of a vehicle alleged to be used in transporting contraband. The court held the petition was not maintainable as the confiscation order had already been passed.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to the petitioner to avail legal remedies to challenge the confiscation order.

Sajith Shaik Vs The Deputy Commissioner of… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2024)

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-- HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPeciat Original^{Jurisdiction)}

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TUESDAY _ ,THE^{FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER} TWOTHOUSANDANDTWENTYFOUR

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSENREDDY}

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WRIT PETITI^{ON NO:27140 0F 2024}

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Between:

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Saiith Shaik. S/o^{Shaik Ghouse'} 4g".-^{23 years' Occ- Business' R/o H No} il?ii, sr,r,itinagar,^{Bhoopalpallv' Telangana} ...pETtTtoNER

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AND

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The Deputy^{Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise' WarangalDivision'} , HTr&t#,;L"JflX%?1?^{r,",r,oi ri on a nd Excise,_reI a nsana state,H yd era bad} 3 rhe^{state of l"hd;;:il;;;;;.;;-b'-t#} FrinclpatSecretary'^Prohibition

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, 3:xff;",ii'":1":'3['I::Jfr:Tn"^{Maior' occ- Driver' R/o Amansar'} r H;i5:t3??3;,1i'U8T31,,^{Age-tvraior' occ- Business'R/o Door No 2-10'} Amangal,^{Mahbubabad,Telangana} ...RESPONDENTS

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...RESPONDENTS

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PetitionunderArticle226oflheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court maybe} pleased to issue^{any appropriate Writ Order or Direction more particularlyone} in the nature^{of Writ of Mandamusdeclaring the 1st Respondentsimpugned} action of^{retainingthe Petitioners 4 wheeler Mahindra Bolero Pick-up Goods} Carriage^{Vehicle bearing Registration No TS 24 T 0490 in custodyvide Noticein} Cr. No^{475t2023tPand EiBT' Dated11-Og-2023' even after confiscating28} quintals of black laggery^{in 56 bags of 50 kilograms each'50 kilograms of alum} and 5^{Litres of illicitly distilledliquor' as illegalarbitrary. discriminatoryand in} clearviolationofArticle2loftheConstitutionoflndiaandconsequentlydirect the^{'l't Respondentto release and deliver the said vehicle to the Petitioner}

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lA NO: 1 OF 2024

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Petition under Section 1s1 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the 1"t Respondent to consider rereasing and derivering the 4 wheerer Mahindra Bolero Pick-up Goods carriage vehicre bearing Registration No. TS 24 T 0490 to the Petitioner by obtaining the required undertaking from him without reference to the Notice vide Cr. No. 475120231P&E/87, Dated 1 1-09-2023 pendrng disposal of the main Writ petition

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SR[. POLALI VENKATESH

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counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1to3: Gp FoR pRoHrBrrrot$excrsE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4&5:_-

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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VTJAYSEN^REDDY HONOURABLE^{SRI JTJSTICE B'} 40()^F2024 WRIT^{PETITtoNNo.271}

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ORDER:^(ORAL)

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This^{writ petition is filedby the petitioner challenging the show} cause^{notice in Cr' No'47 5l2O23tP&E187 dated 11'09'2023issued} under^{Sectionti(A) of the 1-elangana StateProhibition Act 1995 read} with^{section a6(A) oi thc Telangana StateExciseAct 1968'whereinit} is atleged^{that vehicleof the petitioner i e'' BolerobearingNo'TS 24 T} 0490^{rvas seizccl whiletransporting 28 quintals of black jaggeryin 56} bags^{each containing 50 kilograms' 5 kilograms of alum and 5 liters oi} ID tiquor^{itr conncctiourvith thc crime in F'l'R'No' 114 of 2023 dated} 19.07.101'iol^{Ncllikudurl)olicc Strtion'}

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2' Learned^{Assistant GovcrnmentPleader for Prohibitionand} Excise^{submitteclthat the writ petitionis not maintainableas the cause} in this^{rvrit pctititln has become inlructuous' Respondent No't - the} DePutY^{Commisstonerof Prohibition and Excise' Warnagal Diviston'} has^{passed the order of confiscationvide} Warangal,^T'elangana' | | .2023 ,a^{coPYof which is Ptaced} Cr.^{No.4751207:,lP&E'lBlrtated29} on record' [-eanrcd^{Assistant Govenrment Pleaderfurther submitted}

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I'agr 2 ofl

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that proceedings have been initiated for confiscation of lhe subject vehicle and destruction of the seized contraband.

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As tht: confiscation ordcr was passed. the insunt rvrit pelition challenging the show cause notice is not maintainablc.

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Therefore, the writ pctition is disposcd or, at thc admission stage itself, granling tiberty b the pctitio,cr to a'ail lcgal rentedies available under law to chalrenge the confiscation order. No'rder as to costs

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As a sequcl thereto, miscellancous applicatiorrs, it.any, pending in the writ petition stand closed.

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To,

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//TRUE COPY//

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SD/- K. AMMAJI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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WP.No.2714A of ZOZ4

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS @)"T.* *e-{,.4"-

Sajith Shaik v. The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise

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