IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.51870/2017 (EXCISE-RES) BETWEEN K. JAYA SHETTY S/O. MUDANNA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, CL-9 LICENSEE, NO.2-163, BAJAPE VILLAGE, MANGALURU TALUK-574 142, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT.
(BY SRI. G K BHAT, ADV.,) ... PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU, D.K. DISTRICT-575 001.
3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU, D.K. DISTRICT-575 008.
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4. THE GRAMA PANCHAYATH BAJPE VILLAGE, MANGALURU TALUK-574 142, BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT JYOTHI M, AGA FOR R1-R3; SRI. R. RAVI, ADV., FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT ANENX-J DATED 9.11.2017 ISSUED BY R-4 AND DIRECT THAT THE BUSINESS IN LIQUOR OF THE PETITIOENR HAVING LICENSE IN FORM CL-9 UNDER KARNATAKA EXCISE (SALE OF INDIAN AND FOREIGN LIQUORS) RULES 1968, DOES NOT REQUIRED ANY SEPARATE LICENSE UNDER KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ PANCHAYATH RAJ ACT 1993.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the writ petition.
Memo is placed on record. Permission is granted. The writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.
Sd/- JUDGE PMR