Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 323 · Decided 5 March 2009
V.K. Ashokan v. ASSTT. Excise COMMNR. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 323 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 331
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1541/2009
- Decided
- 5 March 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
<j Kera/a Abkari Shops (Disposal in Auction) Rules, 1974: JI( r. 6(30)- Mixing of 'diazepam' in toddy- Held: Constitutes an offence - Licence liable to cancellation under r. 6(30) - c Kera/a Abkari Act - ss.57(a), 56. rr.6(28), 6(30) - Cancellation of licence under Rule 6(30) - Forfeiture of follow. ,--t Kera/a Revenue Recovery Act: s. 7 - Demand for loss D incurred by Government in holding re-auction on cancellation of licence - Loss purportedly sustained by the State as if the privilege of sale in toddy was transferred for three years - Held: Licence was granted for one
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