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4. From the counter affidavit filed by the seventh respondent, it appears that the seventh respondent is a proprietorship concern and Mr.P.R.Magesh is it proprietor, who is engineer by qualification and has worked with medical diagnostic companies. That the seventh respondent had valid Import Export Code issued by the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, dated 17.04.2003, by virtue of which the seventh respondent was entitled to import the Kits. That the firm is registered as a small scale industry and possess registration under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, Central Sales Tax Act and Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax. Further, it is stated that the supplier from Denmark M/s.Vitrex Medical, is a World renowned manufacturer of kits and the products, which were repacked in proper manner and taking note of the climatic condition prevailing here the seventh respondent fixed the expiry date as six months from date of repacking, though the foreign manufacturer has given the expiry date as three years. Further, in the counter affidavit, it has been stated how these kits have to be used and the equipment used for the purpose of obtaining the required results. In paragraphs 13 to 15 of the counter affidavit, the seventh respondent has made allegations of malafide against the writ petitioner and stated that on account of certain matrimonial issues between the seventh respondent's cousin brother and his wife, they were certain criminal proceedings pending against his cousin and in view of their acquaintance with the writ petitioner, the present writ petition has been filed with a view to wreak vengeance and it is not a public interest litigation, but motivated on account of malafides.