IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8815 of 1993 Dr.Bhubaneshwari Prasad Mishra, S/o Shri Ishwari Prasad Mishra, resident of Mohalla- Main Road, Shankar Chowk, Sitamarhi, P.S. Sitamarhi, District – Sitamarhi.....................Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Hon’ble Minister, Excise, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Collector, Sitamarhi 5. The Excise Superintendent, Sitamarhi..................Respondents ----------- 5 12.08.2010 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Alok Kumar, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate No.1 for the respondents. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 16.03.1993, passed by respondent no.2, in Appeal Case No.8/91 (Bhubneshwari Prasad Mishra Versus Excise Commissioner, Government of Bihar & ors.), whereby he has upheld the order passed by learned the Excise Commissioner refusing to renew the licence. The relevant portion of the impugned order is as follows:- “ foHkkx dh vksj ls mifLFkr inkf/kdkjh us crk;k fd foHkkx dh vksj ls fn;s x;s earO; ds vfrfjDr mUgsa dqN vf/kd ugha dguk gSA vihydRrkZ ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk dguk gS fd muds }kjk mRikfnr e`r lathouh lqjk dh [-kir dkQh de gS ,oa [kir dks ns[krs gq, gh vihydRrkZ }kjk 300 ,y- ih- yhVj ls de ek=k mRiknu fd;k x;k A mUgksuas vkxs crk;k fd ,e- ,.M Vh- ih- ,DV ds v/khu vihydRrkZ }kjk 1990&91 o’kZ ds fy, vuqKfIr uohdj.k ds fy, fu/kkZfjr vuqKk “kqYd fnukad 5-3-90 dks tek dj fn;k x;k FkkA foHkkx }kjk lefiZr earO; ,oa vU; vfHkys[kksa ls fofnr gksrk gS fd foHkkx }kjk 300 ,y- ih- yhVj e`r lathouh lqjk - 2 - fuekZ.k djus dh vuqKfIr nh x;h FkhA e`r lathouh lqjk dk nq:i;ksx eknd is; ds :i esa fd;s tkus dh vke f”kdk;r jgrh gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa [kir de jgus ds dkj.k mRiknu dk dkQh de ek=k esa crkuk lansgkLin vo”; gSA tSlk fd vfHkys[k ls izrhr gksrk gS vihydRrkZ dks uohdj.k ds fy, Qjojh 90 rd gh vuqKfIr izkIr Fkh ftlds uohdj.k ds fy, mUgksaus okafSNr “kqYd 5- 3-90 dks pkyku }kjk tek fd;k] ijUrq vkosnu&i= foyEc ls fnukad&30-3-90 dks tek fd;k tks fu;e dk mYYk?ku rks gS gh lkFk gh blls izrhr gksrk gS fd vihydRrkZ ljdkjh fu;eksa ds izfr ;k rks tkx:d ugha gSa vFkok os bl izdkj ds dk;ksZ ds fy, mi;qDr ugha gSa] bruk gh ugha] izfr’Bku dk Hkou ,e- ,.M Vh- ih- fu;ekoyh ds fu;e 24 ds vuq:i gksuk] oS/kkfud nkf;Ro gS] ftldk fuokZg ugha dj ldsA ” No citizen of this country has fundamental right to do business in intoxicants. When the authorities have come to the conclusion that the product in question, on account of its high alcoholic content, is being misused as alcohol, the authorities are within their competence to impose such a restriction. The writ petition is dismissed. B.T (S. K. Katriar, J.) (J. N. Singh, J.)