STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. MAHENDRA PRATAP

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These intra-court appeals, having been preferred against the common order dated 30.03.2010 as passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in the respective writ petitions and involving similar facts and identical issues, have been considered together; and are taken up for disposal by this common order.

(2.) The grievance of the appellants in these appeals being against the interim directions as issued by the learned Single Judge in the order impugned and else, the writ petitions being pending, suffice it shall be to take note of the background aspects and the facts so far relevant for the present purpose.

(3.) The writ petitions wherefrom these intra-court appeals arise, have been preferred by the contesting respondents (hereinafter referred to as the writ petitioners) who had been the holders of the licences issued by the Excise Department of the Government of Rajasthan under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 (the Act) and the Rajasthan Excise Rules, 1956 (the Rules) for the year 2009-2010 for sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL)/Beer at the respective places and on the respective shops as specified in their licences. The writ petitioners have stated their grievance essentially against: (i) denial of renewal of their licences for the year 2010-2011; (ii) the proposition of granting composite licence to the holders of country liquor licences; and (iii) the terms operating against them as contained in the advertisement dated 10.02.2010 inviting applications for renewal of the licences for the year 2010-2011. The writ petitioners in CWP Nos. 1904/2010, 1905/2010 and 2042/2010 (related with SAW Nos. 181/2010, 182/2010 and 183/2010 respectively) have sought the reliefs in the following terms (being reproduced from CWP No. 1905/2010):