IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH
THOTTATHI B. RADHAKRISHNAN, CJ, PRITINKER DIWAKER, J
Mamta Sharma and Another v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others
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| 1. public interest litigation addressing prohibition of liquor. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments against enforceability of art.47 of the constitution. (Para 4 , 15 , 16) |
| 3. court's clarity on policy making, legislative discretion. (Para 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. judicial limitations on enforcing policy decisions. (Para 7 , 11 , 14) |
| 5. final dismissal of the petition. (Para 18) |
1. The Present Writ Petition styled as Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioners claiming themselves to be the public spirited persons mainly seeking a direction to the respondents for complete prohibition of the sale of liquor in the State of Chhattisgarh and further to take all welfare measures in relation to the health and nutrition of the citizens of the State. The petitioners have also sought a direction to the respondents to produce entire record in relation to Annexures P - 1, P - 4 and P - 6.
2. According to petitioner No.1, earlier she had filed a Writ Petition for removing the liquor shops situated at the National and State Highways and ultimately the stand taken by her in the said petition was upheld by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 12164 - 12166 of 2016 wh
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