https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192856 The amended liquor permit rules were upheld as a valid exercise of regulatory power under the Prohibition Act, 1937. The High Court noted that the Act empowered the Government to regulate permits and exemptions, and that replacing a single medical officer with a medical board and raising the minimum age for applicants did not depart from the statutory scheme. The age-based restriction was treated as a reasonable classification linked to prohibition policy and public health, and the medicinal exemption was held not to confer an enforceable right to consume liquor. The challenge under Articles 14 and 19(1)(f) therefore failed. en-us Fri, 21 Jul 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:07:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192856 The amended liquor permit rules were upheld as a valid exercise of regulatory power under the Prohibition Act, 1937. The High Court noted that the Act empowered the Government to regulate permits and exemptions, and that replacing a single medical officer with a medical board and raising the minimum age for applicants did not depart from the statutory scheme. The age-based restriction was treated as a reasonable classification linked to prohibition policy and public health, and the medicinal exemption was held not to confer an enforceable right to consume liquor. The challenge under Articles 14 and 19(1)(f) therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Jul 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192856