HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP (C) No. 3621/2025 Pronounced on : 22.12.2025 Uploaded on : 23.12.2025 M/S Parmanand Wine Shop through its proprietor Mrs. Poonam Kumari, W/o Mr. Vinod Kumar, R/o Ward No. 9, Samba, J & K. ...Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Sheikh Faraz Iqbal, Advocate v/s 1. UT of J & K through Principal Secretary to Govt., Department of Finance, Civil Secretariat, Jammu. 2. Excise Commissioner, Govt. of J & K, Excise Department, Excise & Taxation Complex, Rail Head, Jammu. 3. Deputy Commissioner (Excise), Excise & Taxation Complex, Rail Head Complex, Panama Chowk, Jammu. ...Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Chetna Manhas, Assisting counsel to Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE ORDER (ORAL) 1. By this petition, petitioner is seeking direction upon the respondents to refund/remit the premium of Rs. 15,00,000/-, deposited by the petitioner, in compliance with SRO No. 128 dated 25.02.2019, seeking regularization of its sub-vend at Challen, District Kathua, along with interest @ 12% till the date of actual and complete realization in favour of the petitioner. 2. Ms. Chetna Manhas, Assisting counsel to Mrs. Monika Kohli, learned Sr. AAG, appearing on behalf of the respondents, submits that this writ petition can be disposed of with the direction to the Sr. No. 156 2 WP (C) No. 3621/2025 respondents to release the amount, subject to the condition that, if there is any reason for the respondents not to release the amount, they shall inform the petitioner. 3. In view of the submission made hereinabove, this writ petition is disposed of, with a direction to the respondents to release the amount in favour of the petitioner, if there is no valid reason for withholding the same, within a period of two months from today. 4. It goes without saying that in case respondents would decide to withhold the amount, they shall communicate the reasons thereof, to the petitioner. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court again, if aggrieved. 5. Disposed of, as above. (Moksha Khajuria Kazmi) Judge JAMMU 22.12.2025 Manan Whether the order is speaking : Yes Whether the order is reportable : No Manan Mahajan 2025.12.23 02:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document