Arumuganeri Salt Worker'S ... vs Union Of India
2022 Latest Caselaw 18272 Mad

                                                                           W.P.(MD)No.17716 of 2014

                         0BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                               DATED :21.12.2022

                                                     CORAM

                              THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. KUMARESH BABU

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                                           M.P.(MD).Nos.1 & 2 of 2014

                     Arumuganeri Salt Worker's Co-operative
                               Production & Sale Society Ltd., No.O.1291
                     Arumuganeri,
                     Arumuganeri Post,
                     Thoothukudi District.
                     Rep by its President.                                        ... Petitioner
                                                       Vs.
                     1.Union of India,
                       Rep by the Deputy Secretary,
                       Ministry of Commerce and Industry
                       Department of Industrial Policy and
                               Promotion (Salt Section),
                       Udhyog Bhawan, New Delhi.

                     2.Salt Commissioner,
                       LavanBhawan, 2-A, Lavan Marg,
                       Jhalana Doongri,
                       Jaipur 302004.

                     3.Deputy Salt Commissioner,
                       Office of the Deputy Salt Commissioner,
                       26, Haddows Road, Shastri Bhavan,
                       Chennai 600 006.                                        ... Respondents


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                     PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
                     praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to
                     the impugned Letter No.04014/1/2012- Salt dated 09.10.2013 issued by the
                     1st      respondent   and    the     consequential    Demand      Notice     C.No.
                     12032/16/P/2004/4646-49 dated 07.11.2013 and the Final Notice C.No.
                     12032/16/P/2004/7631-34 dated 12.08.2014 (received on 30.08.2014)
                     issued by the 3rd respondent.

                                   For Petitioner       :Mr.P.Santhosh Kumar
                                   For Respondents      :Ms.L.Victoria Gowri
                                                         Additional Solicitor General of India


                                                        ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the Gazette

notification dated 09.10.2013, insofar as it modifies the earlier resolution to

only lease the Government land for salt manufacturer for a period of 20

years by invitation of tender and also resolving to renew the lease.

2.The issue in this writ petition is squarely covered by the

judgment of this Court in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.Nos.34859 of 2013

etc.,.

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3.In view of the same, there is no necessity to make any

adjudication further in this writ petition. Following the judgement stated

supra, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected

miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To

1.The Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (Salt Section) Udhyog Bhawan, New Delhi.

2.Salt Commissioner, LavanBhawan, 2-A, Lavan Marg, Jhalana Doongri, Jaipur 302004.

3.Deputy Salt Commissioner, Office of the Deputy Salt Commissioner, 26, Haddows Road, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai 600 006.

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K.KUMARESH BABU, J.

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