ORDER :

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

Heard Mr. Punit Ruparel, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. H.S. Ahluwalia, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for respondents No.1 to 6.

2. This Public Interest Litigation is filed by an Advocate, who is petitioner No.1 and a Journalist, who is petitioner No.2, seeking a direction to remove the liquor shops, “Deshi” and “English”, from Kukdur Road, State Highway No.9 near Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Pandariya, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh and to quash an order dated 25.07.2021 passed by the Collector (Excise), District Kabirdham.

3. It is pleaded in the writ petition that the location of the liquor shops are within the prohibited distance from the State Highway and thus, had violated the guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. It is also pleaded at paragraph 8.3 that the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Pandariya, Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School, Pandariya, Post Metric Girls Hostel, Community Health Centre and Girls Middle School are situated within the vicinity of 250 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 300 metres, respectively. There is one Hanuman Temple in the Forest Colony, which