Excise License

After reverting to the old excise policy, the Delhi government is likely to operate 500 liquor vends from September 1 in the absence of no private players in the retail sale of alcohol, officials said on Thursday.

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday approved the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's move to extend excise licenses of private liquor vends as well as hotels and bars by a month.

Despite a one-month extension granted by the AAP government, Delhi witnessed an unofficial dry day on Monday as liquor vends kept shutters down and no alcohol could be served in hotels, clubs and bars after the expiry of excise licenses on July 31.

The Delhi government's excise department has extended the licenses of liquor wholesalers and establishments such as bars and restaurants under a new policy for two months, in view of disruption caused by the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown.

In a move to facilitate ease of doing business, the Delhi government has merged four separate licenses in the run up to implementation of its new excise policy from November 17.

Delhi Government on Thursday assured the Delhi High Court that it will not take any coercive action against liquor retailers for not paying the licence fees under the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

The Delhi government has decided to extend the excise license of liquor shops, clubs, restro-bars and other establishments by three more months till September 30.

In a major relief to the hospitality industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government has announced a partial waiver of the excise license fee along with the roll-back of the 15 per cent annual fee increase for the year 2020.

Liquor will soon be served across hotels and restaurants in Delhi that have the license to do so, but bars will not be open yet. In view of the revenue situation, the cash-strapped Delhi government has asked the Excise Department to "issue necessary permission for service of liquor in restaurants and clubs by licensees at the table and in the hotel...

Telangana's Excise Department has collected Rs 968 crore as application fee for running the liquor shops across the state. The department received 48,000 application for 2,216 liquor licenses this year. Each applicant had to make a non-refundable deposit of Rs 2 lakh, which was double the fee in 2017.

An hour after the Congress-led opposition on Monday announced a state-wide protest seeking Kerala Excise Minister TP Ramakrishnan's resignation over the sanctions given to liquor businesses, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the licenses have been cancelled.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia along with the officials of the Excise Department raided four liquor shops in Mayur Vihar Phase 2 on Monday evening and suspended the license of one.

An enquiry was on Wednesday ordered against former excise minister K Babu by Vigilance Director DGP Jacob Thomas in connection to alleged irregularities in awarding bar licenses during the tenure of the previous Congress-led UDF government.

It hasn't been the best of times for the Bangalore Club, after the non-renewal of their liquor license, revenue authorities have now told the club management, that it does not have proper documents to prove ownership of their land. The Club has been asked to hand over the property documents to the revenue department.

After reverting to the old excise policy, the Delhi government is likely to operate 500 liquor vends from September 1 in the absence of no private players in the retail sale of alcohol, officials said on Thursday.

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday approved the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's move to extend excise licenses of private liquor vends as well as hotels and bars by a month.

Despite a one-month extension granted by the AAP government, Delhi witnessed an unofficial dry day on Monday as liquor vends kept shutters down and no alcohol could be served in hotels, clubs and bars after the expiry of excise licenses on July 31.

The Delhi government's excise department has extended the licenses of liquor wholesalers and establishments such as bars and restaurants under a new policy for two months, in view of disruption caused by the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown.

In a move to facilitate ease of doing business, the Delhi government has merged four separate licenses in the run up to implementation of its new excise policy from November 17.

Delhi Government on Thursday assured the Delhi High Court that it will not take any coercive action against liquor retailers for not paying the licence fees under the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

The Delhi government has decided to extend the excise license of liquor shops, clubs, restro-bars and other establishments by three more months till September 30.

In a major relief to the hospitality industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government has announced a partial waiver of the excise license fee along with the roll-back of the 15 per cent annual fee increase for the year 2020.

Liquor will soon be served across hotels and restaurants in Delhi that have the license to do so, but bars will not be open yet. In view of the revenue situation, the cash-strapped Delhi government has asked the Excise Department to "issue necessary permission for service of liquor in restaurants and clubs by licensees at the table and in the hotel...

Telangana's Excise Department has collected Rs 968 crore as application fee for running the liquor shops across the state. The department received 48,000 application for 2,216 liquor licenses this year. Each applicant had to make a non-refundable deposit of Rs 2 lakh, which was double the fee in 2017.

An hour after the Congress-led opposition on Monday announced a state-wide protest seeking Kerala Excise Minister TP Ramakrishnan's resignation over the sanctions given to liquor businesses, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the licenses have been cancelled.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia along with the officials of the Excise Department raided four liquor shops in Mayur Vihar Phase 2 on Monday evening and suspended the license of one.

An enquiry was on Wednesday ordered against former excise minister K Babu by Vigilance Director DGP Jacob Thomas in connection to alleged irregularities in awarding bar licenses during the tenure of the previous Congress-led UDF government.

It hasn't been the best of times for the Bangalore Club, after the non-renewal of their liquor license, revenue authorities have now told the club management, that it does not have proper documents to prove ownership of their land. The Club has been asked to hand over the property documents to the revenue department.