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R. DEVDAS, RAJESH RAI K
Askins Biofuels Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Union of India Represented by Its Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Pd, Directorate Of Sugar, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
R.DEVDAS, J.
This is an intra court appeal filed at the hands of the writ petitioners being aggrieved of the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 102856/2022. The writ petitioners had approached the learned Single Judge seeking to quash the impugned order dated 25.07.2022 passed by the 4th respondent-Commissioner for Cane Development and Director of Sugar, Government of Karnataka.
2. Brief facts of the case are that appellant No.1 M/s Askins Biofuels Private Limited was granted Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum (for short ‘IEM’) on 05.12.2019 to establish a standalone distillery, to manufacture ethanol. The Government of India, through the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, had issued a notification dated 08.03.2019 extending financial assistance to molasses based standalone distilleries. The Scheme for extending financial assistance to molasses based standalone distilleries was proposed by the Central Government with an intention to enhance and augment ethanol production capacity. Only molasses based standalone distilleries were eligible to file application under the Scheme. Provision was made in the said notification callin
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