2019 (7) TMI 1505

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....AL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA) 1.00. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant has prayed for the following main relief :- "8(B). Issue appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the action of applying seal to the premises of the petitioner i.e. principal place of business of the petitioner and the ....

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....en instituted and the two brothers of the writ applicant as on date are in judicial custody. 2.01. The grievance redressed in this writ application is that the authorities have affixed a seal on the warehouse. According to Mr.Majmudar, the learned counsel appearing for the writ applicant, under section 67 of the Act, if the proper officer or the competent authority has reason to believe that any....

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.... this writ application has been vehemently opposed by Ms.Maithali Mehta, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. Ms.Mehta submitted that the officer authorised under sub-section (2) of section 76 of the Act has the power to affix seal. Ms.Mehta, pointed out that the criminal prosecution has been initiated and the two brothers of the writ applicant as on date are in judicial custody. Accordi....