Reserved I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. G. NARENDAR AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK MAHRA WRI T PETI TI ON ( M/ B) NO.127 OF 2025 Pawan Kumar …..Petitioner.

Versus State of Uttarakhand & others ….Respondents.

With WRI T PETI TI ON ( M/ B) NO.131 OF 2025 Siddhant Bailwal …..Petitioner.

Versus State of Uttarakhand & others ….Respondents.

WRI T PETI TI ON ( M/ B) NO. 132 OF 2025 Tejendra Singh …..Petitioner.

Versus State of Uttarakhand & others ….Respondents. Counsel for the Petitioners : Mr. Shobhit Saharia and Mr. Tej Pratap Singh, learned counsel.

Counsel for the Respondents : Mr. S.N. Babulkar, learned Advocate General with Mr. J.S.

Bisht, learned Standing Counsel.

Judgment Reserved on:17.06.2025 Judgment Delivered on:03.07.2025 The Court made the following:

COMMON JUDGMENT:(per Hon’ble The Chief Justice Mr. G. Narendar)

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Advocate General for the State- respondents.

2. The instant writ petitions are preferred praying to declare a part of Rule 17b of the Uttarakhand Excise Policy Manual- Year 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 (Three Year Excise Policy), which prohibits sale of liquor by FL-5DS/M licen