✦ Bombay High Court · 20 Dec 2023

Vashumal Lalchand Mankani v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Writ Petition No. 15690 of 2023MADHAV JAMDAR

Case at a glance

Outcome

Disposed of

The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the

Provisions considered

Key paragraphs

  • Para 55. The Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms with no order as to costs.

Judgment

Mr. Santosh L. Patil a/w. Ms. Shraddha N. Kadam, Advocate, for the Petitioner Ms. V. S. Nimbalkar, AGP, for the Respondent – State Mr. Yuvraj Shinde, Dy. S.P., State Excise, Pune present CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATE :

20.12.2023 P. C.

1.

Heard Mr. Patil, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner & Ms. Nimbalkar, learned AGP appearing for the Respondent – State.

2.

The impugned order in the present Writ Petition is the order dated 24.11.2023 passed by the Collector, Pune, by which the directions were given to close establishment of the Petitioner till further orders. The said order is admittedly challenged by filing an Appeal under Section 13(22g of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 before the Commissioner of State Excise, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai. 1 of 2

55.

WP 15690-2023.doc

3.

Ms. Nimbalkar, learned AGP appearing for the Respondent – State, on instructions, states that Stay Application in the said Appeal will be decided within a period of one week.

Operative part

4.

The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the Commissioner of State Excise – Respondent No. 2 to decide the Stay Application filed in Appeal challenging the Order dated

24.11.2023 passed by the Collector, Pune on or before

29.12.2023.

5.

The Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms with no order as to costs.

6.

It is clarified that this Court has not considered the merits and all the contentions on merits of all the parties are expressly kept open. 2MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.g 2 of 2

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

Which court decided this case, and when?

Bombay High Court, on 20 Dec 2023. The bench was MADHAV JAMDAR.

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.

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