Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court has directed the TS Prohibition and Excise department to release stocks to retail wine shops once the software is installed in computers of the petitioners’ shops without insisting upon an agreement with Karvy Data Management Services Limited.
Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar was dealing with two petitions moved separately by D. Venkateshwar Rao and others, and wine shop owners of the twin cities and Ranga Reddy district, seeking a direction to the authorities to release stocks without insisting for HPFS computers and scanners.
The petitioners told the court that the government has ordered retail wine shop dealers to install a computer, printer and scanner in shops to scan the bar code and hologram on liquor bottles and generate bills as per MRP. They said the excise authorities were threatening to stopping supply of stocks if this was not done.
K. Krishna, counsel representing USC Holograms Private Ltd, the agency identified by the state for installing the software, submitted that his client was willing to offer the software to the petitioners on payment of Rs 10,000 towards such each installation.
When the petitioners agreed to purchase software, the judge granted interim order directing the authorities to supply the stocks without insisting on the agreement.
Partial relief for Jagan case firms
The Hyderabad High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate not to take possession of properties belonging to Penna Cements and Pioneer Holiday Resorts Ltd for 10 days. The properties have been attached by the ED in connection with the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy illegal investments case.
Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao was hearing two petitions moved separately by the two firms, challenging the ED’s attempt to take possession properties without sending notices to them.
D.V. Seetharama Murthy and P. Subhash, counsels for the petitioners, informed the court that the ED had attached the properties earlier, its adjudicating authority confirmed the attachment in December 2015. Though the joint director passed orders taking possession of properties on March 28, the orders were served to their clients on April 2, counsels added.
They told the court that the ED has attached properties of the petitioners located in Anantapur district and if it takes possession of the properties, the Penna Cement Factory will lose access to the factory. They said that if the factory is closed, it will cause huge loss not only to the petitioners but also to the workers and others dependent on it.
