https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153176 Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 is discussed as empowering the authority granting a liquor licence to withdraw it on fifteen days' written notice, or forthwith with compensation, without any separate show-cause procedure beyond the statutory notice. The article also explains that trade in country liquor is a specially regulated activity, so the withdrawal power is treated as a reasonable regulatory restriction consistent with Articles 14 and 19. It further states that the proviso to section 22(1) requires public notice before granting an exclusive privilege, and that omission of this notice makes the grant defective and can justify withdrawal of the licence. en-us Wed, 03 May 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153176 Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 is discussed as empowering the authority granting a liquor licence to withdraw it on fifteen days' written notice, or forthwith with compensation, without any separate show-cause procedure beyond the statutory notice. The article also explains that trade in country liquor is a specially regulated activity, so the withdrawal power is treated as a reasonable regulatory restriction consistent with Articles 14 and 19. It further states that the proviso to section 22(1) requires public notice before granting an exclusive privilege, and that omission of this notice makes the grant defective and can justify withdrawal of the licence. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 03 May 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153176