The State preferred the appeal to the Division Bench against the aforesaid interim order of the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench while being in seisin of appeal against the interim order, passed by the Single Judge, brought before it the writ petitions which were pending before the Single Judge and disposed them of together by the impugned judgment dated 24th of July, 2002.
On companysidering the submissions made at the Bar as well as the new excise policy and introduction of G.O.Ms.
The Excise Year is for the period of 1st of August of the year in question till the 31st of July of the next year.
128, 129 and 130, the Division Bench of the High Court came to the companyclusion that though the excise policy is a subject of the policy maker and it relates to a trade, which cannot be claimed as a matter of right by any citizen, but the Court would be entitled to probe into the reasonableness or otherwise of the Governmental orders and examine whether they can be sustained on the touchstone of the arbitrariness.
In June, 2001, the Government of Tamil Nadu came forward with a Policy to be adopted for licensing of the Indian made foreign liquor retail vending shops for the block period 2001 2004.
15724, 15725, 15726, 15727 and 15728 of 2002.
WITH SLPc Nos.
PATTANAIK,J. This batch of Special Leave Petitions are by the State of Tamil Nadu, directed against the Judgment of the Division Bench of Madras High Court, dealing with the licensing system for retail vending of Indian made foreign liquor.
