https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328894 Potable liquor is outside ordinary commerce, so Article 19(1)(g) does not confer a fundamental right to trade in intoxicants; the State may prohibit, monopolise, or regulate such trade subject to Article 47. The creation of the L-1A licence category under the Excise Policy for 2016-17 and the amended liquor rules was valid because it was supported by the statutory scheme and a permissible revenue-regulating licensing structure. Clause 2.14(ii), however, was invalid to the extent it allowed consent letters to be restricted without any transparent, objective, or fair selection method, as this offended Article 14 and created room for arbitrariness and favoritism. en-us Thu, 09 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:12:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328894 Potable liquor is outside ordinary commerce, so Article 19(1)(g) does not confer a fundamental right to trade in intoxicants; the State may prohibit, monopolise, or regulate such trade subject to Article 47. The creation of the L-1A licence category under the Excise Policy for 2016-17 and the amended liquor rules was valid because it was supported by the statutory scheme and a permissible revenue-regulating licensing structure. Clause 2.14(ii), however, was invalid to the extent it allowed consent letters to be restricted without any transparent, objective, or fair selection method, as this offended Article 14 and created room for arbitrariness and favoritism. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328894