IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI

WRIT PETITION NO.9278 OF 2020 (EXCISE-PIL)

BETWEEN:

1.

SMT. SARASWATHI

W/O LATE KRISHNA KUMAR

AGED 57 YEARS

BOLIYAMAJALU HOUSE

SULLIA KASABA, SULLIA VILLAGE

SULLIA TALUK

D. K. DISTRICT - 574 239.

2.

CHANDRAKALA

W/O AKSHARA

AGED 53 YEARS , BOLIYAMAJALU

HOUSE, SULLIA KASABA,

SULLIA VILLAGE AND TALUK

D. K. DISTRICT - 574 239.

3.

GANESH ALVA

S/O JAYARAM ALVA

AGED 48 YEARS, R/AT JAYA SADANA

NEAR BDO OFFICE, SULLIA TALUK

D. K. DISTRICT - 574 239.

4.

SHAREEF

S/O ABDULLA

AGED 35 YEARS

NAVOOR HOUSE

NEAR YATHEEM KHANA

2

SULLIA TALUK

D. K. DISTRICT - 574 239.

...PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. K RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE

DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE

2^ND FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK

BMTC BUILDING

SHANTHINAGAR

BENGALURU – 560 072.

3.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE

MANGALURU

D K DISTRICT – 575