After being pulled up by the Bombay High Court earlier today, Pune Collector has withdrawn its 12 day ban on alcohol sale and consumption in the district.

A fresh order will now be issued wherein only September 14 (First day of Ganesh Festival) & September 25 (Immersion Day) will be dry days.

This was after the Court today deprecated the decision of the Maharashtra Government and said that if alcohol is banned for so many days, hospitals will get "flooded" as regular and habitual drinkers may suffer serious health issues.

While doing so, the Court clarified that anyone, be it one who has consumed alcohol or not, if creates any situation, they will "face the music".

Title: National Restaurant Association of India vs Collector of Pune (Writ Petition 12053 of 2026)