Akshaya Kumar Behera v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.8128 of 2022 Akshaya Kumar Behera and Others ....

Petitioners Mr. B. Panigrahi, Advocate -versusState of Odisha and Others ....

Opp.Parties Mr. L. Samantaray, AGA

CORAM:

JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH JUSTICE M.S. RAMAN Order No.

ORDER (Oral) 26.09.2022 03.

This matter is taken up through virtual/physical mode. 1.

The six petitioners claiming themselves to be the residents of different villages under Pathara Gram Panchayat, District-Ganjam have filed the instant Writ Petition (PIL) seeking a direction to the official authorities to shut down the illicit and illegal liquor business being operated by Bibhu Prasad Dalai/O.P. No.6 beyond his licence area of his Out Still (OS) Shop, being in clear violation of the Odisha Excise Act, 2008 read with the Odisha Excise Rules, 2017. As the averments in the writ petition are of general nature without any credible material placed to substantiate the plea, learned counsel for the petitioners prays for permission to withdraw the writ petition.

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2. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

(Jaswant Singh) Judge (M. S. Raman) Judge AKK 26th September, 2022 Cuttack