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INDIA - POLITICS -
BIHAR - ALCOHOL BAN |
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Date-wise Events |
- November 26, 2015: Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that alcohol would be
banned in the state from 1 April 2016.
- April 05, 2016: The CM
officially declared the total ban on this day on alcohol
consumption, and said in a press conference:
- "All type of liquor will be banned in the
state from today. Sale and consumption of any type of
alcohol in hotels, bars, clubs and any other place will
be illegal from today onwards."
- Violating the law carries a penalty of 5 years to 10
years imprisonment.
- September 30, 2016: Bihar
High Court ruled that the ban is "illegal, impractical and
unconstitutional".
- October 03, 2016: Bihar
government approached Supreme Court of India challenging the
High Court order.
- October 07, 2016: The
Supreme Court bench stayed the high court order, saying
inter alia "Ban on liquor and fundamental rights do not go
together".
- October 25, 2016: Bihar
Government decided to renew liquor licences of canteens in
cantonment areas, military and air force stations for
2016-2017 in the "interest of soldiers".
- January 21, 2017: More than
3 crore (30 million) people of Bihar joined hands to form a
historic human chain along 12,760 km of roads to support ban
on alcohol by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. This
unprecedented and massive human chain was supported by
people from all walks of life, political parties and the
Prime Minister of India.
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