https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200596 Under the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 and the connected rules, a licence to vend liquor or toddy could be cancelled or suspended only after enquiry and after the licence-holder was given an opportunity to represent. The majority held that no express or implied power existed to impose an interim suspension pending enquiry, because such a drastic measure could not be inferred from the Act's scheme and other protective powers, such as seizure and prohibition of adulterated toddy, were available to address urgency. The interim suspension orders were therefore illegal and the writ petitions were allowed, although the dissent would have treated temporary suspension as an incidental protective power in urgent cases. en-us Fri, 23 Mar 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:28:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200596 Under the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 and the connected rules, a licence to vend liquor or toddy could be cancelled or suspended only after enquiry and after the licence-holder was given an opportunity to represent. The majority held that no express or implied power existed to impose an interim suspension pending enquiry, because such a drastic measure could not be inferred from the Act's scheme and other protective powers, such as seizure and prohibition of adulterated toddy, were available to address urgency. The interim suspension orders were therefore illegal and the writ petitions were allowed, although the dissent would have treated temporary suspension as an incidental protective power in urgent cases. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 23 Mar 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200596