Supreme Court of India

Ropan Sahoo & Another v. Ananda Kumar Sharma & Others

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Reported as [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1129
Bench K. S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 22 January 2013

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Orissa Excise Rules, 1965 - r.34(1) proviso - Grant of IMFL licence - By relaxing the rules - Challenged - High Court quashed the grant of licence on the ground that there was no order relaxing the rules - On appeal, plea that order granting licence was in consonance with proviso to r.34(1) - Held: It is evident from the Note-sheet in the file that every authority was aware of the restrictions on the distance from the preferred site and recommended for relaxation - Non- mentioning of rule does not tantamount to non-passing of an order - Thus the order of granting licence was in consonance

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