Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government and sought reply over absence of rules with regard to issuance of licences to hotels for selling liquor under provisions of prohibition laws.
A resident of Junagadh, Renish Mehta has sought HC directions to the state government to frame strict rules for issuance of licences to hotels for selling liquor under provisions of Section 143 of the Gujarat Prohibition Act as well as under the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules.

The petitioner has also sought an inquiry about the class of hotels having licences for liquor sale whether they have status of three star and above according to the criteria prescribed by the Union ministry of tourism, and submitted that if they do not subscribe to the criteria, their licenses should be cancelled.

As carried in TOI