PIL 45/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MADAN B. LOKUR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY This PIL has been filed on the allegation that an Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IM FL) ON shop has been allotted on Licence basis to respondent No.8 in contraven tion of Rule 183 framed under the Assam Excise Rules, 1945. The relevant portion of the Rule reads as follows: Rule 183(1): xxx (2) The shops should not be located at sites to which the neighbours object o n the grounds which upon enquiry appear to be reasonable and free from mali or u lterior motive and should, so far as possible, be at a distance not less than 50 0 meters from hospitals, dispensaries and Nursing Homes, religious, educational and other similar buildings or institutions. A perusal of the aforesaid Rule clearly shows that an IMFL shop should be locate d at a distance of not less than 500 meters from hospitals, dispensaries and nur sing homes, religious, educational or other similar buildings or institutions. Respondent No.8 was allotted a Licence to run a Beer Bar in an existing Restaura nt. This is not covered by the prohibition or the restriction mentioned in Rule 183(2) of the Assam Excise Rules as the Licence is of an IMFL ON shop. No one can purchase IMFL from the premises of Respondent No.8 for outside consumption. Under the circumstances, there is no merit in this writ petition and there is no reason to prohibit the respondent No.8 from continuing with the IMFL ON Licen ce in the existing place. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed. Interim order passed earlier stands vacated.