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Section 11 in The Maharashtra Prohibition Act [Entire Act]
State Of Kerala & Ors vs Unni & Anr on 1 December, 2006
Vulnerable persons, either because of age or proclivity
towards intoxication or as a feature of peer pressure, more often
than not, succumb to this temptation. Banning public
consumption of alcohol, therefore, in our considered opinion,
cannot but be seen as a positive step towards bringing down the
consumption of alcohol, or as preparatory to prohibition".
The contention of the petitioners that they have right to carry on
business under Article 19(1)(g) therefore cannot be accepted.
16] In our view, the Judgment in the matter of State of Kerala & Ors.
Vs. Unni and Anr(supra) also is of no assistance to the petitioners, as the issue
raised in the said petition was different and therefore ratio of the said judgment is
not applicable to the facts of the present case. In the said case, one of the issues
was, where two interpretations are possible having regard to the workability or
unworkability of the statute; one which leads to workability of the statute must
be preferred to the other. There cannot be any two opinions regarding the
proposition laid down by the Apex Court in the aforesaid case. However, in our
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view, the said proposition is not of any assistance to the petitioners in the facts of
the present case.
Article 19 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Khoday Distilleries Ltd vs State Of Karnataka on 19 October, 1994
The Apex Court in the matter of Kerala Bar Hotels Association Vs. State of
Kerala [(2015) 16 SCC 421 has accepted the decision in the matter of Khoday
Distilleries Ltd Vs. State of Karanataka [(1995) 1 SCC 574]. The Apex Court in
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the said Judgment has observed in paragraphs 30, 32 and 33 as under:-
The Kerala Bar Hotels Association & Anr vs State Of Kerala And Ors on 29 December, 2015
The Apex Court in the matter of Kerala Bar Hotels Association Vs. State of
Kerala [(2015) 16 SCC 421 has accepted the decision in the matter of Khoday
Distilleries Ltd Vs. State of Karanataka [(1995) 1 SCC 574]. The Apex Court in
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the said Judgment has observed in paragraphs 30, 32 and 33 as under:-
Section 139 in Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 [Entire Act]
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