LAWS(SC)-2007-3-15

ALL BENGAL EXCISE LICENSEES ASSOCIATION Vs. RAGHAVENDRA SINGH

Decided On March 09, 2007
ALL BENGAL EXCISE LICENSEES ASSOCIATION Appellant
V/S
RAGHAVENDRA SINGH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The above appeal was filed by All Bengal Licensees Association, Kolkata against 1) Raghabendra Singh, Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Govt. of West Bengal 2) Tallen Kumar, Excise Commissioner, Excise Department, 3) Manoj Kumar Panth, District Magistrate and Collector, 24-Parganas 4) Parvez Siddique, Addl. District Magistrate, 24-Parganas as contesting respondents and 5) Pradyut Kumar Saha, General Secretary of All Bengal Excise Licensees Association, Kolkata as proforma respondent.

(3.) The above appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 29.08.2006 of the Calcutta High Court passed in CC No. 62 of 2005 arising out of Writ Petition No. 2248 of 2004 whereby a learned Single Judge of the said High Court has dismissed the application for contempt filed by the appellant herein. According to the appellant, the contesting respondents have deliberately and willfully violated and were in utter disregard of the solemn order dated 04.01.2005, 19.01.2005 and 20.01.2005 passed by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pranab Kumar Chattopadhyay in Writ Petition No. 2248 of 2004 filed by All Bengal Excise Licensees Assn. & Anr. Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.