HIGM OOURT OF CHHATTIS6ARH. BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.2079 of 2011 DB; HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINHA& HON'BLE SHRI N.K.AGRAWAL. JJ. PETITIONER RESPQNDENTS 2. 3. Suresh Bahadur Singh, S/o Shri Ganga Singh Thakur, aged about 48 years, R/'o Near Railway Station, Village Nipaniya, Tahsil Bhatapara, District Raipur (C.G.) Versus State of ChhatBsgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Excise, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantraiaya, Raipur Commissioner, Excise Dsparbnent, Raipur (C.G.) The Collector (Excise) Dtetrict Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF !NDIA Appearance: Smt. Anju Ahuja, counsel forthe petitioner. ORAL ORDER (11.11.2011) Sunfl Kumar Sinha. J. Heard on admission. The petitioner is Ex-Sarpanch of Gram Panchyat Nipaniya. He has prayed for issuance of a direction to the concemed authorities not to open a tiquor shop in village Nipaniya. A further prayar is made that if the shop is already open in the light of Annexure P/3, it may be cancelled. W.P.(QNo.2079of201I Smt. Anju Ahuja, learned counsel appearing for the petiUoner submits that there is a liquor policy of 2011-12 that the liquor shof»wilt not be opened ih the villages where the population is less than 2000 as per census 2001. Her submission is that population of vWage Nipaniya is less than 2000, therefore, the liquor shop should not be opened there. Extract of the policy has been filed as Annexure P/4. Copy of the palicy has also been furnished during the course of arguments. Clause 3.2 of the policy shows that there is no absolute bar in opening of the liquor shop and the same can be opened in excepfional circumstances. Moreover, the poHcy is a guldeline and the same is not statutory in character, therefore, no direction can be issued by a Court of law for strict compliance of the policy or the decision taken in this regard. For the foregoing reasons, we do not find any substance in the writ petition. The writ petftion is, Uierefore, liable to be and te hereby dismissed summarily. __ ^sdflmw Iwii^filK Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge ^^. ystiss^[ r'