Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 349 · Decided 26 August 2002
Secretary to GOVT., Tamil Nadu and ORS. v. K. Vinayagamurthy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 349 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 683
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 14735/2002
- Decided
- 26 August 2002
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, RUMA PAL, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(6)
Headnote
TAMIL NADU AND ORS. A v. K. VINA Y AGAMURTHY AUGUST 26, 2002 [G.B. PATTANAIK, RUMA PAL AND K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ.) B Excise p~licy : Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1927-Tamil Nadu (Retail Vending) Rules, 1989-Rules 13,14 and 30-Excise Policy-Retail vending of Indian made C foreign and directing fresh draw of lots-Revised policy challenged-High Court holding it to be arbitrary-On appeal held, High Court was right since the revised policy wqs D only to replace the existing licences by afresh set of persons by a fresh drawal of lot and not for augmentation of excise revenue.
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