WRIT TAX No. 507 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:27195-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 507 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ravi Nayak Respondent :- State of U.P. and 3 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shailendra Kumar Tripathi for Abhinav Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Manoj Kumar Kushwaha (S.C.) Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to release the amount of security deposited by the petitioner along with interest. 2. It is, inter alia, indicated that petitioner was given license for retail sale of country liquor for the year 2012-13 for the area Indergarh, Kannauj. The petitioner deposited the requisite license fee and security deposit. An F.I.R. was lodged against the petitioner under Section 60(2) of the Excise Act and the case under Sections 272, 420 IPC was registered against petitioner. He was sent to jail and was granted bail after five days. A show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner on 22.03.2013 as to why his license may not be cancelled and security deposit be forfeited. No response was filed by the petitioner. By order dated 30.03.2013, the ord