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SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, DUPPALA VENKATA RAMANA
Deepak Singhal – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
ORDER
Dharmadhikari, J. -- Heard finally at motion stage with consent of the parties.
1. The petitioner herein has filed the present petition seeking following reliefs from this Court :--
7.1 To issue a writ of Mandamus thereby quashing the entire proceedings and ancillary proceedings in pursuance to the summons issued on 11/08/2021 against the petitioner.
7.2. To issue a writ of mandamus thereby quashing the proceedings instituted against the petitioner in the Crime No. 62/2022 and its ancillary proceedings.
7.3. To issue a writ thereby seeking a clarification from the GST department and the police authority to explain its stance as to why the petitioner has been implicated in the whole proceedings of the Crime No. 62/2022.
7.4. To allow the petition with costs.
7.5. To issue or pass any such orders or direction as this Hon. Court may deem fit to pass in the matter in hand.
2. Brief facts of the case necessary for the disposal of present petition are as hereunder :--
i. Petitioner is a proprietor of the proprietor firm named as M/s. Agrawal Soya Extracts Pvt Ltd carrying out its business of trade of Soya beans seeds and Soya De-Oiled Cakes.
ii. On 11.8.2021, summon was
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