Hon'ble LODHA, J.—This writ petition is directed against order dated 27.7.11 of the District Excise Officer, Nagour, whereby the license issued in favour of the petitioner under the provisions of Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 (in short "the Act") and the Rules made thereunder for retail sale of country liquor and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) for local area comprising Gram Panchayat, Deh (Nagaur), for the period 1.4.11 to 31.3.12, stands cancelled. The petitioner has also challenged the condition No. 8.6.3 of the license and circular dated 14.7.11 (Annex. 8) issued and by the Commissioner, Excise, Rajasthan, directing all the Additional Commissioners, Excise Zone and District Excise Officers to cancel the license in cases where after due inquiry, the dealer is found guilty of selling the liquor for the price exceeding maximum retail price. Besides, the advertisement inviting application for grant of fresh license of the liquor shop operated by the petitioner for the remaining period i.e. 1.8.11 to 31.3.12 is also impugned in this petition.

2. The relevant facts in nutshell are that the petitioner was granted a license by the respondents authorising her to sell the country liquor as

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