2014 (4) TMI 192

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.... Toddy Shop No.57 under Group No.XV of Thrithala Excise Range in Palakkad District for the year 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and 2005-2006. While so, Crime No.36 of 2005 of Mankara Police Station was registered against the petitioner under section 55(a) of the Kerala Abkari Act and his license was cancelled. Subsequently, as per Ext.P1 judgment dated 22.9.2010 in S.C.No.168 of 2010 of the Court of Additio....

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....mendment was brought to the second limb of Rule 5 (1)(a) of the Rules.   2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. In the context of the aforesaid contention of the petitioner it is only appropriate to refer to Rule 5(1) (a) of the Rules and the same reads thus:- "5.The grant of privilege of vending Toddy  shall be subject to the followi....

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....e 5(1)(a) of the Rules. A perusal of the said G.O would reveal that an amendment was brought in only in the opening sentence of Rule 5 (1)(a) of the Rules and that too, only with respect to the figures and symbols '2011-2012' and the same was substituted as '2013-2014'. In other words, incontestably, even after the said amendment the condition for grant of privilege of vending todd....