PATNA: Two days after the Patna High Court quashed its order on prohibition, Bihar Government on Gandhi Jayanti today came out with a new law banning liquor with more harsh provisions like arrest of all adults in the event of recovery of the contraband in their house.
At a special Cabinet convened today,
Besides retaining many provisions of the previous one, the new liquor law has some more stringent provisions including enhancing duration of imprisonment, hiking amount of fine, arrest of all adults in case of recovery of liquor bottle from a house and collective fine on a place in case of habitual violation of prohibition.
Principal Secretary (Cabinet Secretariat) Brajesh Mehrotra usually briefs media about Cabinet decisions, but today the Chief Minister himself took the mike and answered all queries.
The CM told reporters that the new liquor law, brought into force from today, would be a real tribute to the Father of the Nation when the State is readying to observe the centenary celebration of Gandhiji’s Champaran Satyagraha against British rule from the state in early 2017.
The new liquor law came into force in Bihar barely two days after the Patna High Court had on Friday quashed its April 5 notification describing it as ultra vires of Constitution. (AGENCIES)
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