The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Sec. and Ors. vs K. Balu and Anr.

Court

Supreme Court of India

Date

23 February 2018

Case No.

CIVIL APPEAL No. 12164/2016

Bench

Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy, D.Y. Chandrachud

Citation

[2018] 1 S.C.R. 671 : 2018 INSC 188

Headnote

Liquor – Sale of – In the State of Himachal Pradesh – In the case of State of Uttarakhand on 4.8.2017, an order was passed accepting prayer for concession to hilly terrain in State of Uttarakhand – In view of that order, in the instant application, State of Himachal Pradesh sought parity – Direction to State of Himachal Pradesh to file affidavit setting out the particulars of those districts in the State of Himachal Pradesh which can be considered to be hilly areas or hilly districts.

State of Tamil Nadu v. K. Balu (2017) 6 SCC 715 – referred to.

The following Order of the Court was delivered: ORDER 1. MAs/IAs have been filed by the State of Himachal Pradesh seeking parity of treatment with the State of Uttarakhand. In the case of the State of Himachal Pradesh, this Court by its order dated 31 March 2017 had observed thus: “26.Insofar as the State of Himachal Pradesh is concerned, we are of the view that the exemption which has been granted earlier in respect of areas failing under local bodies with a population of 20,000 will sufficiently protect the interest of the State. No further relaxation is granted over and above what has al

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