Collector says can’t cancel liquor shop licence, asks residents to conduct poll

Nagpur | Friday | 21st July, 2017

Summary:

"The wine shop licence must have been allotted in 1990s. Nagpur: District collector Sachin Kurve on Thursday told a delegation of residents from Swawlambi Nagar and other areas demanding closure of a liquor shop that as per law he cannot cancel the shop licence. Earlier, TOI had carried a detailed report highlighting grievances of the residents on May 30.The residents were upset as the meeting with the collector did not yield desired outcome. They alleged that the shop sells liquor even on dry days. While granting permission to the shop, the then authority must have only seen if it is an authorized construction..