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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, G.ARUL MURUGAN, JJ
A.Gopalakrishnan – Appellant
Versus
The Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise Department – Respondent
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| 1. challenge to licenses issued to liquor-selling recreation clubs. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. required legal provisions and by-law adherence for liquor sale. (Para 4 , 10 , 12 , 19) |
| 3. call for inspections and compliance verification of club activities. (Para 5 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 15) |
| 4. order to dispose of the petition while enforcing compliance. (Para 20) |
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)
The Writ on hand has been instituted challenging the license granted in favour of the 7th respondent dated..
2.The issue raised in this Writ Petition has already been decided by this Court vide order dated 18.08.2025 made in W.P.(MD)Nos.8038 of 2019 etc., batch, which is extracted hereunder:-
“The present batch of writ petitions have been instituted seeking either to close down the Recreation Clubs, which are recently mushrooming in the urban and rural areas or not to grant FL-2 licence to run liquor shops in the name of Recreation Clubs.
2. The large scale complaints placed before this Court show that numerous Recreation Clubs are registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 , and those Recreation Clubs are running only liquor shops and selling liquors to
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