STATR PAPER MILLS LTD Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Letters Patent appeal has been filed by the Star Paper Mills Ltd., a company within the meaning of the Companies Act (hereinafter referred to as said Company) and one Sri Shyamal Kumar Chowdhury, impugning a judgment and order dated 30th September, 2005 passed by a learned Judge of the Writ Court whereby the learned Judge was pleased to dismiss the writ petition with costs of 200 GMs.

(2.) That Writ Petition 1C. R. No. 9817 (W) of 1982] was filed by the said company in 1982 challenging, inter alia, the Paper (Control) Order, 1979, as amended. All the three main prayers in the writ petition were directed against the said Control Order. Prayer for injunction was also made for restraining the respondents from giving effect to the said Control Order and there was also a prayer for injunction permitting the petitioner to sell white printing paper at the minimum retention price of Rs. 5633/- per tonne plus excise duty and other levies applicable to the release order holders and consignees.

(3.) Interim order issued by a learned Judge of the Writ Court on 12th July, 1982 was to the following effect: