Supreme Court of India · 2017-09-15
THE STATE OF BIHAR vs M/S SMART INDIA MARKETING
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/28148
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF BIHAR
- Respondent
- M/S SMART INDIA MARKETING
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court directed the High Court of Patna to expeditiously decide the main writ petition in Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 627 of 2017 concerning the de-sealing of a godown under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, specifically referencing Section 24(1). The Court held that the implementation of the interim order for de-sealing and releasing goods shall be deferred until the writ petition is resolved. The Court also allowed the respondents to amend their pleadings within two weeks.