LAWS(SC)-2006-7-1

KULDEEP SINGH Vs. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

Decided On July 06, 2006
KULDEEP SINGH Appellant
V/S
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi formulated an excise policy in 2002 permitting sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) through private parties upon issuance of L-52 licences.

(3.) Upto the year 1979, prohibition was in force in the State. From 1979 to 2003, IMFL and Country Liquor were being sold exclusively through public sector undertakings. Pursuant to or in furtherance of the said purported policy, however, an advertisement was issued inviting applications for grant of L-52 licences for retail sale of IMFL for the licencing year 2004-05 in commercial areas subject to the following conditions: