Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Ors. v. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Ors

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Reported as [2008] 3 S.C.R. 757
Bench A.K. Mathur and Aftab Alam JJ.
Decided 25 February 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned in SLP (C) No. 1678 I 2006, 1- •. _ these petitions also stand disposed of in the same terms.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Uttar Pradesh Number and Location of Excise Shop Rules, 1968: Rule 5(4) - Location and sites for liquor shop - Not to be c in 'close proximity' of certain places mentioned in the rule - High Court opining that 100 meters or 300 ft. (approx.) would be a just measure where liquor shop should not be opened in close proximity of the places mentioned in the rule - Held: ., "-I High Court was right in holding that 100 meters or 300 ft . (approx.) should be the criteria where Excise Commissioner would not give any licence to a shop under the Excise Act - However, approach of High Court in closing

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