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Har Shankar and ors. Vs. the Dy. Excise and Taxation Commr. and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Excise

Acts : Punjab Excise Act, 1914 - Sections 3(9), 5, 8, 16, 17, 20, 20(1), 20(2), 24, 24(4), 26, 27, 27(2), 34, 34(1), 35(2), 36, 43, 56, 58, 59, 60 and 60(1); Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949; Cochin Abkari Act; Bombay Lotteries and Prize Competition Control and Tax Act, 1948; Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956 - Rules 1, 11, 12, 23, 24, 27A, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 36 (23-A), 59 and 103(1); Punjab Liquor Licence (First Amendment) Rules, 1968 - Rule 27-A; Prohibition and Excise Laws; Federal law; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19, 19(1), 19(6), 47, 132(1), 133(1), 226, 298 and 301; Ajmer Excise Regulation - Regulation 1915; Bombay Abkari Act, 1878; Bengal Excise Act, 1909; Madras Abkari Act, 1886; Eastern Bensal and Assam Excise Act, 1910; Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915 - Sections 2

Reported in : AIR1975SC1121; (1975)1SCC737; [1975]3SCR254; MANU/SC/0321/1975

[1973]1SCR533 , a Constitution Bench of this Court had to consider the question whether Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 under which the licence of a liquor contractor was withdrawn, violated Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.

State of U.P. Through Secy. Home Dept. Lucknow and ors. Vs. Jaswant Si ...

Court : Allahabad

Subject : Civil

Acts : Arms Act, 1959 - Sections 13, 14 and 14(1); Constitution of India - Articles 19, 19(1) and 226

Reported in : AIR1968All383

houses or places of public resort and entertainment as aforesaid for which no licence as specified in the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 is required, upon such conditions to be inserted in every such licence, as he, with the sanction of … two separate orders dated August 17, 1964 refused to renew the licences. The orders purported to be under Section 14(1)(b)(i)(3) of the Arms Act, 1959 read with Section 15(3) of that Act. The orders declared that the State

Kishan Chand Arora Vs. Commissioner of Police, Calcutta

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Calcutta Police Act, 1866 - Sections 3, 39 and 40; Bengal Excise Act, 1909; Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908 - Sections 15(2); Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950 - Sections 112; Ajmer Government Wards Regulation, 1888 - Sections 7; Indian Bar Councils Act - Sections 8 and 9(1); ;Cotton Textile (Control of Movement) Order, 1948; Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946 - Sections 3; Iron and Steel (Control of Production and Distribution) Order, 1941; Bihar Mica Act, 1948 - Sections 25(1); Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 - Sections 47 and 48(3); Constitution of India - Articles 19, 19(1), 19(4), 19(6), 32 and 226

Reported in : AIR1961SC705; [1961]3SCR135

or places of public resort and entertainment as aforesaid for which no licence as is specified in the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, is required upon such conditions, to be inserted in every such licence, as he, with the sanction of … This application was found defective and another application was made on May 14, 1959. In the meantime, the petitioner again applied to the High court … right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business contained in Art. 19(1)(g). Section 39 is in these terms :- 'The Commissioner of Police, may, at his discretion, from time to time,

Government of Andhra Pradesh and ors. Vs. A. Hanumantha Rao and ors.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : Excise

Acts : Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 - Sections 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 28, 29 and 72; Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995; Indian Stamp Act, 1899; Bengal Excise Act, 1909 - Sections 42 and 43; Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915; Bihar and Orissa Excise Rules; Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 - Sections 17C, 17D, 21 and 54; Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending) Rules, 1989; Bar Rules; Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959 - Rules 8C and 9; Andhra Pradesh Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor Rules, 1970 - Rules 3, 23, 24, 26A, 26A(2), 28, 30, 31, 65(2) and 70; Andhra Pradesh Excise (Lease of Right to Sell Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor in Retail) Rules, 1993 - Rule 3; Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending) Rules, 1989 - Rule 14 and 14(3); Tripura Excise Rules, 1962 - Rule 164A; Consti

Reported in : 2005(2)ALD780; 2005(2)ALT653

to be fixed by tender-cum-auction. The Collector of Excise in exercise of power under Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 issued notice expressing intention to withdraw the licence and order that the said licence be withdrawn with effect … at affordable prices. The sum and substance of the complaint is that the policy is violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India, and thus, liable to be declared invalid and unconstitutional.3. Before

AmIn Shariff Vs. Emperor

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1934Cal580,150Ind.Cas.561

25, Evidence Act. As a branch of this ground Mr. Pal has also argued that Under Section 74, Bengal Excise Act, 1909, an Excise Officer is a Police Officer within the meaning of Section 162, Criminal P. C. and any … 13. No doubt this Act does not contain a provision similar to Section 74, Bengal Excise Act, but Section 14, Opium Act provides that either from personal knowledge or from information an officer may enter into any place,

P.H. Avari Vs. State of West Bengal and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Excise

Acts : Bengal Excise Act, 1909 - Sections 2(11), 12, 20, 27, 38 and 86; ;Bengal Excise (Foreign Liquor Licence Fee) Rules, 1942 - Rule 3; ;Bengal Excise (Foreign Liquor Licence Fee) (Amendment) Rules, 1950; ;Evidence Act, 1872 - Section 115; ;Constitution of India - Articles 9, 226, 265, 286, 299 and 367(3); ;Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , 1908 - Section 84; ;Land Customs Act, 1924 - Sections 4 and 5

Reported in : AIR1958Cal203,62CWN278

is authorised to carryon such business under a license for the sale of foreign liquor granted under the Bengal Excise Act, 1909. The terms of license material for pur-pqses of this application are:'(I) Sri Pesi Hormusji Avari, resident of Calcutta … came into operation from 6-11-1950. The petitioner's case is that he has been dealing with Sikkim before 6-11-1950. Section 12 of the Bengal Excise Act provides that--'No intoxicant exceeding such quantity as the Provincial Government may prescribe … order which asked the applicant to pay gallonage fees amounting to Rs. 1463/8/- in respect of other quantities. But no complaint or objection is made

ifb Agro Industries Ltd. and ors. Vs. the Excise Commissioner and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Excise

Acts : Bengal Excise Act, 1909 - Section 22 and 22(1); ;Motor Vehicles Act; ;Land Acquisition Act - Sections 4 and 6; ;Constitution of India - Articles 12, 14, 32, 47, 166, 166(3) and 226; ; West Bengal Business Rules - Rules 19 and 20

Reported in : 2007(1)CHN473

grant of exclusive privilege-area of manufacture and sale of the country-liquor as provided in Section 22 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 was the dispute involved before the Principal Secretary. According to said provision, the State Government may grant to … allotment of others such was not a deciding factor. This, Mr Ghosh argues, is a discrimination affecting Article 14 of the Constitution of India. We have, however, found that while allotting the privilege-area to Mr Ghosh's client,

Kidderpore Wine Stores and anr. Vs. State of West Bengal and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Excise

Acts : Bengal Excise Act, 1909 - Sections 37, 42(1) and 86; ;Bengal Excise Rules - Rule 14(1); ;Consolidated Rules - Rule 155

an order dated 14.11.2008 which reads thus:In pursuance of the order passed by the learned Excise Commissioner, West Bengal on 24.10.2008 in connection with an Appeal before him in connection with 5097(W) of 2006 of the Hon'ble … Marx Sarani, Kolkata-700023 with immediate effect, as per provision of Sub-section (1)(c) of Section 42 of the B.E. Act, 1909, for violation of Rule 14(1) of Excise Deptt. Notfn. No. 800-Ex dated 29.07.2003.It is further ordered that the

Amar Chandra Chakraborty Vs. the Collector of Excise, Government of Tr ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Excise

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19, 47 and 226; Bengal Excise Act, 1909 - Sections 22, 22(1), 42, 42(1), 43, 43(1), 43(3) and 86; Tripura Excise Rules, 1962 - Rules 22(4) and 164-A; Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930; Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 3; Sea Customs Act, 1878 - Sections 167; Opium Act, 1878

Reported in : AIR1972SC1863; (1972)2SCC442; [1973]1SCR533

for running a warehouse for supply of country liquor to excise vendors in the territory of Tripura. The Bengal Excise Act, 1909 (hereinafter called the Act) had been extended to that territory on August 1, 1962. The appellant's licence was … 1968 to 31st March, 1973 should be withdrawn.Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on me under Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, as extended to the Union Territory of Tripura, I remit a … unanalyzed power to withdraw the licence and is, therefore, violative of Article 14 and also Article 19 of the Constitution as it encroaches on the

Smt. Mala Banerjee Vs. the State of West Bengal and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Commercial

Acts : Bengal Excise Act, 1909 - Sections 2, 30, 85 and 86; ;NISI Rules, 1993 - Rule 8(1); ;NISI Rules, 2003; ;Constitution of India - Articles 12, 14, 19(1), 21, 32, 36 to 51, 38(2) and 226

Reported in : 2008(1)CHN979

where such people needs to congregate particularly like educational institutions etc. and accordingly, under Section 85 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, the State Government had in the past promulgated the Rules from time to time which carry strict stipulations … act or failure has made his life miserable to such extent that it amounts to 'live beneath dignity'. 14. Keeping in mind, the aforesaid guidelines, we now propose to examine whether the grant of new licences as