LAWS(RAJ)-2023-3-177

UTTAM DISTILLERIES LIMITED Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Decided On March 29, 2023
Uttam Distilleries Limited Appellant
V/S
STATE OF RAJASTHAN Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present writ petition is filed with the following prayers:

(2.) The brief and necessary facts of the case, as per the record, are as follows:

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, pleads doctrine of frustration and act of impossibility as the ground of defense for non-compliance of conditions of allotment letter dtd. 8/9/2004 and lease deed dtd. 29/10/2004. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner-company, being part of Uttam Group which pioneered in establishing state of the art sugar mills across the world, with a view to diversify its business, decided to establish an eco-friendly grain based distillery and bottling plant in the State of Rajasthan. Accordingly, after obtaining NOC from the Office of Excise Commissioner, the petitioner-company applied for and was allotted the plot in question for establishing the Plant. The terms of the allotment letter dtd. 8/9/2004 required the petitioner-company to erect such construction so as to cover atleast 20% of the plot area with built up pucca structure and roof. The relevant condition 4(b) is reproduced below: