- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2684 WP No. 201339 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.201339 OF 2025 (EXCISE) BETWEEN: RAHUL S/O LATE NAGENDRAPPA BABLADKAR, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O GUBBI COLONY, SEDAM ROAD, KALABURAGI DIST. KALABURAGI – 585105 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AVINASH A. UPLAONKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE 2ND FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING “A” BLOCK, BMTC, KH ROAD, SHANTHINAGARA BANGALORE – 560027 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER EXCISE, AIWAN-E-SHAHI ROAD, DIST. KALABURAGI – 585101 3. EXCISE INSPECTOR ALAND RANGE, TQ.ALAND DIST. KALABURAGI – 585411 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUN SAHUKAR, AGA) Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2684 WP No. 201339 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION QUASHING, ENDORSEMENT/ COMMUNICATION DATED 10.03.2025 BEARING NO. AaBaKa/AaVa/CL-2/01/2024-25/58 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 AS PER (ANNEXURE-C) B) IT IS RESPECTFULLY PRAYED THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 1, 2 AND 3 TO RENEW LICENSE IN CL-2 AS SOUGHT BY THE PETITIONER THROUGH REPRESENTATION DATED 03.03.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-B ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH) Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. It is submitted by Sri. Avinash A. Uplaonkar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner is not pressing prayer-A. 3. In that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, respondent Nos.1 to 3 are hereby directed to consider the representation dated - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2684 WP No. 201339 of 2025 03.03.2025 (Annexure-B) within an outer limit of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SDU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 30 CT:SI