Mahesh Soni and 7 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Excise Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Arun Bhansali, CJ and Jaspreet Singh, J), PIL No. 485 of 2025, Mahesh Soni and 7 others v. State of U.P. through Prin. Secy. Excise Lko. and 5 others; challenge to location of composite liquor shop licensed for 2025-26 near hospital, Government Inter College and residential area vis-a-vis distance rules under U.P. Excise Number of Shop and Position Rules, 1968; Standing Counsel's instructions: shop 220 meters from Inter College, away from residential colony on main road; only general assertions, no material produced; petition dismissed on 19.5.2025.
What did the court decide?
Except for general assertions that the shop was near the three places indicated and contrary to the distance prescribed in the Rules of 1968, no material worth the name was produced in the writ petition to indicate the location being contrary to the Rules of 1968.