The Madras High Court has clarified that while the Supreme Court-imposed highway liquor ban may not apply to municipal areas, applications to set up liquor shops within municipal limits must be assessed on a case-to-case basis in line with the Supreme Court’s directions. On an appraisal of the Supreme Court rulings on the subject, the High Court found that there is no blanket waiver of the highway liquor ban in municipal areas. Consequently, the High Court has set aside a September notification (‘notification’) issued by the State Prohibition and Excise Department, which had directed District Collectors to permit Foreign Liquor licensed […]
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