2014 (4) TMI 194

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....5th respondent were joint licencees in respect of 6 toddy shops in Group No.X1 of Thodupuzha Excise Range from 2007 onwards and the same time admittedly they submitted separate applications for purchasing the privilege for vending toddy in those shops under the said group for the year commencing from 1.4.2014. The contention of the petitioners is that considering the fact that they have been condu....

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....de Ext.P3 they had offered production of Demand Draft or payment of the requisite amount, payable in accordance with law, in cash on the same day itself. The grievance of the petitioners is that the said offers made as per Ext.P3 were not taken into consideration and at the same time the first respondent allotted the said shops in Group No.XI in Thodupuzha Excise Range in favour of the 5th respond....

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....reveal that the petitioners have requested time for complying with the conditions and also for producing the Demand Draft towards the amount payable, in accordance with law, for purchasing privilege for vending the shops in question for which they claim to be the joint licencees and also offered to pay the requisite amount in cash on the date of auction itself. As noticed hereinbefore, they attrib....

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....firmed in favour of the 5th respondent. In the said circumstances, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions of the petitioners as hereunder:- The 2nd respondent shall consider Ext.P5 representation rather objection filed by the petitioners against the confirmation of allotment of toddy shops in Group No.XI of Thodupuzha Exci....