JUDGMENT

Sharma, J. - All these petitions except petition No. 3378/2021, Sanwaria Sethi and Brothers v. State of Rajasthan, have been filed by the licensees of liquor under the Excise Policy 2020-21 of the State of Rajasthan with the prayer to direct the respondents to renew their licenses for another one year and to quash the new Excise Policy issued by the State Government for the year 2021-22.

2. The D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3378/2021 Sanwaria Seth and Brothers v. State of Rajasthan relates to the license for Bhang, which shall be listed separately, as prayed for.

3. We have heard learned counsel for both the sides and perused the written submissions, and material made available on record.

4. The Learned Counsel for the petitioners Mr. R.B. Mathur, Mr. Ashutosh Bhatia and Mr. Mohit Khandelwal have submitted that the State Government in its excise policy for the year 2020-21 clearly assured the applicants that their licenses would be renewed for another one year. It is further contended that Section 37 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 certainly restricts them from claiming renewal of the licenses but such restriction is not applicable to the State Government, therefore, the Stat