Madras High Court
WP/15805/2017 of A.Sakthivel Vs The Government of Puducherry on 28 October 2026
W.P.No.15805 of 2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28.10.2026
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN
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K.Sakthivel,
S/o.Kannayiram,
No.34, Nehru Street,
Senthamarai Nagar, Muthialpet,
Puducherry- 605 003.
Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Government of Puducherry
Rep by its Secretary to Government,
Revenue Department,
Puducherry.
2. The Excise Commissioner
Government of Puducherry,
Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Puducherry.
Respondent(s)
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Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the notification No.2504/DCE/T(P)/AUC/2017-18 dated 12.06.2017 in so far as it relates to the grant of renewal of license for arrack shops at page No.842 Part 1, the Gazette of Pondicherry dated 12.6.2017 and quash the same and forbear the Respondents from in any manner entertaining any application for renewal or granting renewal in respect of any arrack shops for the Excise year 2017-2018, in respect of shops where the lessees of the year 2016- 2017 have not registered their lease as required under Rule 156(1) of the Pondicherry Excise Rules and direct the Respondents 1 and 2 to forthwith bring the said four attack shops four shops viz. 1) 8-A Kasanthittu, 2) 4-B
Arachikuppam, 3) 8-B Manapet, and 4) 3-P Puducherry and for public auction.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.S.Shiv Surya
For Mr.A.Suresh Kumar
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ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the matter has become infructuous.
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2. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, the interim applications are also dismissed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI,CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J)
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1. The Government of Puducherry Rep by its Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Puducherry.
2. The Excise Commissioner Government of Puducherry, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Puducherry.
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