Section 9(1) in The U.P. Excise Licences (Tender-Cum-Auction) Rules, 1991
(1)No person, other than the officers on duty shall enter the place of auction without presenting a hall ticket. The hall ticket may be issued either by the District Excise Officer of the concerned district or by the Excise Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh to any bidder or tenderer free of cost, after he submits a demand draft of ten thousand rupees obtained in favour of the auctioning authority.
