"Liquor Ban does not prohibit "licensed establishments" within municipal areas ?"
" Liquor Ban Judgment "does not prohibit ' licensed establishments ' within municipal areas ?" 2nd Clarification on the Judgment a Boon ?... 1 . "T here is no "Fundamental right to trade in liquor" their Lordships observed in t he Landmark judgment of Hon. Apex Court dated 15/12/2016 in the case of State of Tamilnadu V/s. K. Balu, which literally closed majority of the liquor vends on national and state highways across the country. 2. The Court adverted to the consistent policy of the Union Government, evolved for the first time in 2004 to curb drunken driving and, as an incident of the policy, to remove liquor vends on national highways. 3. The crux of the judgment was that throughout all over India, directions were been issued for stopping the grant of licences for the sale of liquor along national and state highways and over a distance of 500 metres from the outer edge of the highway or a service lane alongside, including H