Indiana Code Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco § 7.1-3-23-41

Sec. 41. Trial.  The action shall be entered upon the civil docket of the court to which the appeal is taken naming the appellant applicant, or permittee, as plaintiff, and the commission as defendant.  No formal pleadings shall be required and the case shall be set for hearing by the court, without a jury, as soon as possible.  The cause may be determined upon hearing upon the evidence offered before the commission and as certified by the commission, or additional evidence may be offered by either party.  The court shall enter an order, after the hearing, sustaining or setting aside the final order of the commission.  If the court sets aside an order of the commission denying a permit, the court, in its order, shall direct the issuance of the permit.