{"id":40639,"date":"2015-12-29T07:27:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T01:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=40639"},"modified":"2015-12-29T07:27:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T01:57:48","slug":"sc-nod-to-kerala-govt-liquor-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-nod-to-kerala-govt-liquor-policy","title":{"rendered":"SC nod to Kerala govt liquor policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37788\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/supreme.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37788\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-declines-to-hear-plea-on-communal-clash\/supreme-4\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/supreme.jpg?fit=289%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"289,175\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"supreme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/supreme.jpg?fit=289%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/supreme.jpg?resize=289%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SC nod to Kerala govt liquor policy\" width=\"289\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SC nod to Kerala govt liquor policy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today upheld the Kerala government&#8217;s liquor policy restricting issuance of bar licenses to five star hotels only.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh passed the order on a batch of pleas by Kerala bar owners, who had challenged the liquor policy claiming it to be discriminatory.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier the high court had upheld the state government&#8217;s liquor policy which is aimed at making Kerala a liquor-free state by 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court said the state government would consider taking measures for rehabilitation of those who will lose employment due to the policy.<\/p>\n<p>The verdict, which was reserved in August, was delivered a day before Justice Sen was to retire as the judge of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The bar owners, in their plea, have contended that the policy was discriminatory in nature and would lead to a situation where only the well-heeled have access to alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kerala government had argued that the decision taken by the state not to renew licenses was a policy decision.<\/p>\n<p>The private bar owners had contended that this policy of &#8220;partial ban&#8221; was discriminatory in nature.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the bar owners, had said this policy will lead to a situation where only the well-heeled have access to alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>On October 30, 2014, the Kerala High Court had upheld the the state government&#8217;s decision to close down more than 700 bars, but had exempted heritage and four-star hotels.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today upheld the Kerala government&#8217;s liquor policy restricting issuance of bar licenses to five star hotels only. 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