Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 68 · Decided 23 March 1976
A. Damodaran & ANR. v. State of Kerala & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 68 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 780
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1464/1971
- Decided
- 23 March 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 299
Headnote
Kerala Abkari Act (1 of 1967), Ss. 18A and 28-'Grantee', who is-Right of Government to recover dues from persons who were permitted to carry on business of selling liquor even though no agreements were executed or licences granted. Section 18A(l) of the Kerala Abkari Act, 1967, shows that the may be granted on payment of rental in consideration of the grant. The amount af. rental may be settled by auction, ne2otiation or by any other method. Section 28 provides that all amounts due to the Government, by any grantee of a privilege may be recovered from the person primarily liable to
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