STATE OF UP vs JAGJEET SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed the entitlement of liquor shop contractors in Uttar Pradesh to remission of license fees during periods of closure mandated by Section 59 of the U.P. Excise Act, 1910. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the order denying remission, directing the State to reconsider applications for remission and to pay interest on the amounts due. The judgment clarified that the discretion of the government in granting remission is subject to judicial review, but the specifics of the remission amount are to be determined outside of writ proceedings.