- Kerala Division High Court has observed that the government was acting against its own policy of reducing liquor consumption
- This was noticed when some bar hoteliers against a single judge’s order refusing to interfere in the bar licence issue came up for hearing
- The government in the pretext of promoting tourism was allotting more bar licences
- The decision on the renewal of licence will be decided based on report of secretary taxes as per the government
- The renewal of licence will be based on new abkari policy
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/state-violating-its-own-policy-hc/article6125081.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Contradictions in State Policies