Liquor Licence Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate claims Rs 100 crore was paid to the AAP as kickbacks for awarding liquor licences as part of a controversial liquor policy introduced in 2021 and scrapped months later.

The Delhi High Court today rejected a petition by French spirits major Pernod Ricard challenging the city government's refusal to renew its licence for sale of liquor in the national capital.

New Delhi has rejected Pernod Ricard's application to renew its liquor sale licence, citing ongoing investigations into the company - the latest blow to the French spirits giant in a critical growth market.

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard is facing "massive losses" to business in India because its brands have not been available in the capital New Delhi for six months due to a licence issue delay.

The Delhi government on Tuesday invited applications for the renewal of different kinds of liquor licences for 2023-24 as a new excise policy being firmed up is yet to be announced, officials said.

Delhi's Excise department has arrested a man from South Delhi's Asola Bhati mines area following a raid at a birthday party where alcohol was being served without liquor licence, officials said on Monday.

The state Congress said that it had raised the matter of "corruption" in the distribution of liquor licences with the previous police commissioner but no action was taken.

Raids at 20 locations, including Manish Sisodia's house, are to probe alleged corruption in the New Excise Policy of the Delhi government that was withdrawn after the case some weeks ago.

A day after keeping the shutters down, retail liquor vends in the city started opening today with Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena approving the AAP government's move to extend excise licences of private liquor vends.

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.

Preempting chaos due to liquor shortage in the city, the Delhi government on Sunday decided to extend existing licences of liquor shops till August 31, officials said.

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 Supreme Court Friday dismissed the pleas seeking extension of two categories of licences, which pertain to retail sale of Indian and foreign liquor in private sector in Delhi, till November 16.

The new licences for the retail sale of liquor by private vendors will come into operation from November 17 marking the exit of the Delhi government from the business, officials said on Saturday.

The Enforcement Directorate claims Rs 100 crore was paid to the AAP as kickbacks for awarding liquor licences as part of a controversial liquor policy introduced in 2021 and scrapped months later.

The Delhi High Court today rejected a petition by French spirits major Pernod Ricard challenging the city government's refusal to renew its licence for sale of liquor in the national capital.

New Delhi has rejected Pernod Ricard's application to renew its liquor sale licence, citing ongoing investigations into the company - the latest blow to the French spirits giant in a critical growth market.

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard is facing "massive losses" to business in India because its brands have not been available in the capital New Delhi for six months due to a licence issue delay.

The Delhi government on Tuesday invited applications for the renewal of different kinds of liquor licences for 2023-24 as a new excise policy being firmed up is yet to be announced, officials said.

Delhi's Excise department has arrested a man from South Delhi's Asola Bhati mines area following a raid at a birthday party where alcohol was being served without liquor licence, officials said on Monday.

The state Congress said that it had raised the matter of "corruption" in the distribution of liquor licences with the previous police commissioner but no action was taken.

Raids at 20 locations, including Manish Sisodia's house, are to probe alleged corruption in the New Excise Policy of the Delhi government that was withdrawn after the case some weeks ago.

A day after keeping the shutters down, retail liquor vends in the city started opening today with Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena approving the AAP government's move to extend excise licences of private liquor vends.

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.

Preempting chaos due to liquor shortage in the city, the Delhi government on Sunday decided to extend existing licences of liquor shops till August 31, officials said.

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 Supreme Court Friday dismissed the pleas seeking extension of two categories of licences, which pertain to retail sale of Indian and foreign liquor in private sector in Delhi, till November 16.

The new licences for the retail sale of liquor by private vendors will come into operation from November 17 marking the exit of the Delhi government from the business, officials said on Saturday.