High court seeks action over liquor shop site change

  • | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

The sanctioned location for the liquor shop was in Kharavela Nagar - 3. CUTTACK: The Orissa high court has directed the state government to take immediate action against the excise officer, who was involved in sanctioning the location of a liquor shop in ward 41 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.The court felt there was a prima facie case of involvement in corruption by the officer. The court also prohibited operating of the liquor shop in ward 41.According to a communication sent from the office of advocate general (AG) to the principal secretary, excise department, the high court issued the direction after finding that the liquor shop was allowed to operate in ward 41 after its allotment to ward 40.The petitioner has contended that it is not permissive under law to adopt procedure for allotment of a liquor shop in one ward and sanction it in another ward.

CUTTACK: The Orissa high court has directed the state government to take immediate action against the excise officer, who was involved in sanctioning the location of a liquor shop in ward 41 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.The court felt there was a prima facie case of involvement in corruption by the officer. The court also prohibited operating of the liquor shop in ward 41.According to a communication sent from the office of advocate general (AG) to the principal secretary, excise department, the high court issued the direction after finding that the liquor shop was allowed to operate in ward 41 after its allotment to ward 40.The petitioner has contended that it is not permissive under law to adopt procedure for allotment of a liquor shop in one ward and sanction it in another ward. The sanctioned location for the liquor shop was in Kharavela Nagar - 3.

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