Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 456 · Decided 20 July 2006
Vikrama Shama Shetty v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 456 · [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 754
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3059/2006
- Decided
- 20 July 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1929; Section 148/Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules 1953; Rule 45(1-C): c Application for grant of Licence/permit to sell foreign made liquor in the vicinity of a mosque-Rejected by the authorities on ground of non- fulfilment of requirement of distance prohibition-Allowed by by Single Judge-Affirmed by Division Bench of the High Court-On appeal, D Held: Distance prohibition is mandatory in nature-Distance between two out of three entrances to the mosque and the applicant's establishment is within the permissible limit-However, the third entrance which has been
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