A country liquor retail licensee challenged the Excise Commissioner's order on allotment of sub shops; after the sub shops were cancelled by the District Excise Officer, counsel conceded reliefs did not survive and the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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2025:UHC:10864
| SL. No. | Date | Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order withSignatures |
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| W PMS/ 1 7 7 1 / 2 0 2 4 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Amar Murti Shukla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ganesh Kandpal, Deputy Advocate General for the State. Mr. Ankit Rana, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate for respondent No. 4. |
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| 2. Petitioner was granted license for retail sale of country-made liquor during financial year 2023-24. He has challenged the order passed by Excise Commissioner, Uttarakhand, dated 13.03.2024. 3. Learned State Counsel by referring to para 16 of counter affidavit filed by Mr. Kailash Chandra Binjola, Deputy Excise Officer, Dehradun submits that writ petition has become infructuous, as sub shops, allotment whereof was challenged by petitioner, were cancelled by District Excise Officer, Dehradun vide order dated 04.05.2024 in view of agitation by local people. |
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| 4. Mr. Amar Murti Shukla, learned counsel appearing for petitioner concedes that reliefs as claimed do not survive after cancellation of sub shops. |
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| 5. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. |
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| (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 08.12.2025 |
Mahinder/ MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BABA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2025.12.08 17:05:13 +05'30'
2025:UHC:10864
Mahinder Singh
State of Uttarakhand
Excise Commissioner, Uttarakhand
Manoj Kumar Tiwari
As recorded by the court registry
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