IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 724 OF 2011 (MS) Mukut Bihari Vashney ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents. Present: Mr. Jagdish S. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Jagdish S. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. According to the petitioner, he had a valid licence to run a liquor shop at Shivalik Nagar in district Haridwar. Since there was an agitation by the public against selling of liquor at Shivalik Nagar and by order of the District Magistrate, Haridwar, he was asked to shift his liquor shop at D-35 Industrial Ara, Bahadrabad, district Haridwar, which he did. Consequently, the agitation of the public was still continuing there and the petitioner was not able to run his liquor shop. Hence, the present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer: “i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to ensure a sound running of the business of the retail outlet of country liquor of Shivalik Nagar as allotted the petitioner without any undue hindrance due to public agitation. ii) Issue a writ order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. iii) Award the cost of the petition.” The main ground alleged by the petitioner is that the petitioner is not being allowed to run his business of liquor, which amounts to violation of fundamental rights 2 of the petitioner given under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India. No one has a fundamental right to run a liquor shop. This has been the constant view of the Courts. There is no other ground of challenge. The writ petition therefore fails and is hereby dismissed. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 08.06.2011 Rathour