https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165156 Dealing in liquor is treated as a business within Article 19(1)(g), so a citizen may carry on that trade, but the State may impose reasonable restrictions in the interests of the general public under Article 19(6). The refusal to renew liquor licences was upheld on the facts because the authorities made a bona fide enquiry and found the localities unsuitable for liquor business; that factual finding was not disturbed. The challenge based on arbitrariness, unreasonableness, natural justice, and the cited statutory provision failed, as cancellation of an existing licence and refusal of a fresh licence were treated as different matters. en-us Wed, 01 Mar 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165156 Dealing in liquor is treated as a business within Article 19(1)(g), so a citizen may carry on that trade, but the State may impose reasonable restrictions in the interests of the general public under Article 19(6). The refusal to renew liquor licences was upheld on the facts because the authorities made a bona fide enquiry and found the localities unsuitable for liquor business; that factual finding was not disturbed. The challenge based on arbitrariness, unreasonableness, natural justice, and the cited statutory provision failed, as cancellation of an existing licence and refusal of a fresh licence were treated as different matters. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 01 Mar 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165156