A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court Wednesday seeking cancellation of licence issued to a liquor shop here, observing that a school, temple, mosque and hospital are located near it.<\/p>\n
The petition was filed before a division bench headed by Chief Justice G. Rohini, which posted the matter for further hearing Thursday.<\/p>\n
The petition was filed by Satyamev Jayate Foundation, a Delhi-based social organisation, which sought the court’s direction for cancelling the licence of the liquor shop in Sunlight Colony in south Delhi.<\/p>\n
“Due to opening of the retail liquor vend in the area which is near a girls’ school, temple, mosque as well as a hospital… the same is leading to building up of social unrest and tension which may lead to a law and order situation and some untoward incident,” said the petition filed by advocate R.K. Saini.<\/p>\n
He requested the court to issue directions to the Delhi government and the excise commissioner for taking action in this regard.<\/p>\n
He also told the court that a protest was organised Nov 9 by girl students.<\/p>\n
The petitioner termed it a “grossly negligent, callous and deliberate inaction and abdication of public duty” on the part of the authorities for not cancelling the licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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