The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to give information about the number of brands of liquor whose MRP is fixed or is yet to be decided under the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. Is. The High Court also asked the Delhi government to state whether any liquor brand has already been registered.
Justice Rekha Palli said, “Before dealing with the issue, I am of the view that it is necessary for the respondent (Government of Delhi) to inform the court about the number of brands whose MRP is fixed and whose dates are It is yet to be decided together. Also state whether any brand/s has already been registered.”
The court said, “It means the people of Delhi will not get liquor. Why are you not fixing the MRP of the brands? Senior advocates AM Singhvi and Rahul Mehra, representing the Delhi government, sought time to take directions, whose Later, the court listed the petition for November 11.
The High Court was hearing a plea by 16 petitioners, who have successfully bid for license to run a retail liquor shop, seeking to declare as illegal the decision of the Delhi government to levy license fee with effect from November 1, 2021. Went.
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The petitioners are successful bidders of L-7Z (Zonal License for Retailer of Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor) and L-7V (Retailer of Indian Liquor, Foreign Liquor in a region).
The pleas seek to restrain the government from demanding money as license fee or security and not license fees from successful bidders until the government complies with its obligations under the tender terms and conditions and the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-2022. It was also sought to direct the authorities to impose or demand.
It also sought postponement of the scheduled date of commencement of business from November 17. Senior advocate Maninder Singh and advocate Tanmay Mehta, representing the liquor retailers, argued that the government cannot direct the petitioners to pay the license fee from November 1, as the payment of license fee depends on the commencement of business and The authorities have not yet fixed the MRP of most of the brands, so they have no right to direct them to pay the fees.
Singhvi and Mehra strongly opposed this and said that the MRP of most of the brands is already fixed and the MRP fixation is an ongoing process and the government is not responsible for the delay.
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