Orissa HC Sets Aside GO Mandating Furnishing Of Bank Guarantees, Instead Of Solvency Certificates, For Grant/Renewal Of Excise Licenses For Liquor Shops [Read Judgment]

The Orissa High Court last week set aside a Government Order, mandating furnishing of Bank Guarantees, instead of Solvency certificates, for grant or renewal of Excise Licenses in respect of IMFL shops, Beer Parlours, etc. The order has been passed by a division bench led by Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq in a batch of petitions challenging the letter dated March 30, 2020, issued by...