https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172546 Renewal of FL-3 liquor licences could not be denied solely on the basis of a prohibition policy where the State showed no concrete, uniform steps to implement that policy consistently. The Court noted that restricting these licences while allowing increased import of arrack created inconsistency, and that hoteliers licensed to promote tourism were similarly placed to other licensees. A distinction between earlier licence holders and those granted licences in 1992-93 was found to lack a rational nexus with the stated object, because the rules did not draw a renewal/fresh grant distinction. Selective denial of renewal on that record was therefore unsustainable, and protection continued until a merits-based decision or uniform enforcement of the policy. en-us Fri, 05 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:17:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172546 Renewal of FL-3 liquor licences could not be denied solely on the basis of a prohibition policy where the State showed no concrete, uniform steps to implement that policy consistently. The Court noted that restricting these licences while allowing increased import of arrack created inconsistency, and that hoteliers licensed to promote tourism were similarly placed to other licensees. A distinction between earlier licence holders and those granted licences in 1992-93 was found to lack a rational nexus with the stated object, because the rules did not draw a renewal/fresh grant distinction. Selective denial of renewal on that record was therefore unsustainable, and protection continued until a merits-based decision or uniform enforcement of the policy. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 05 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172546