TIRUPATI CIGARETTES LTD Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present writ petition has been filed, inter-alia, praying for quashing the order dated 27.11.2012 (Annexure 7 to the writ petition) and the order dated 27.12.2012 (Annexure 9 to the writ petition). It appears that the petitioner had obtained Central Excise Licence/Registration from the Central Excise Department at Varanasi, and it was engaged in the business of manufacture of Cigarettes falling under Chapter/Sub-Heading 2403.11 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 at Varanasi as a franchisee of M/s. G.T.C. Industries Limited, Bombay.

(2.) A show-cause notice dated 29.9.1995 (Annexure 1 to the writ petition) was issued to the petitioner (and others) by the Commissioner of Central Excise, New Delhi. The said notice required the petitioner (and others) to show-cause as to why various actions mentioned in the said notice be not taken against the petitioner (and others).

(3.) The petitioner filed a writ petition before this Court being Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 143 of 2000. By the order dated 11.2.2000, this Court disposed of the writ petition, inter-alia, directing that photo-stat copies of all the relevant documents, which were to be relied upon against the petitioner must be supplied to the petitioner before proceeding further in the matter.