STATE OF KERALA vs N. AVINASIAPPAN — C.A. No. 225/1999

Case under Section XI-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010160001998

Filing Date

08-Oct-1998

Registration No

C.A. No. 225/1999

Diary Number

16000/1998

Order Date

20-Nov-2003

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 08-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XI-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KERALA

    Adv. RAMESH BABU M. R.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.N. AVINASIAPPAN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Nov-2003

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-Oct-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 225/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed Kerala's appeal, reversing the Kerala High Court's judgment. The Court held that the Excise Commissioner's decision to reject the respondent's revision petition under Section 67F of the Kerala Abkari Act was administrative, not quasi-judicial, and therefore did not require providing a hearing or recording reasons—natural justice protections applied only when the Commissioner actually initiated a suo moto revision proceedings with a proposed prejudicial order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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