JUDGMENT :

The present writ petition has been filed with following prayers:

(i) For quashing letter no. 896 dated 11.06.2020 (Anneuxre-16 to the writ petition) issued by the Secretary-cum-Excise Commissioner, Department of Excise and Prohibition, Government of Jharkhand, whereby the petitioner’s application for renewal of licenses relating to retail shop of Foreign/country made liquor for the financial year 2020-21 has been rejected.

(ii) For quashing the order as contained in memo no. 436 dated 27.04.2020 (Anneuxre-13 to the writ petition) issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribag (the respondent no. 4) whereby the petitioner’s application for renewal of licenses for the financial year 2020-21 being license nos. 013-FLX-HZB-19-20 and 011-CLX-HZB-19-20 issued for foreign liquor shop and country made liquor shop respectively at Katkamdag/Kud has been rejected by forfeiting all the deposited amount towards security money, excise transport duty, license fee etc. as well as he has been blacklisted with observation that after adjusting the forfeited amount with respect to amount due for the financial year 2019-20, certificate case would be initiated against him for recovery of remaining