Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915

The police seized a truck owned by Kailash Chandra that was found carrying foreign liquor. The driver was convicted under Section 34 of the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915 and the trial court ordered confiscation of the truck under Section 46, holding that the owner had knowledge of the offence. The appellant argued th…

The State of Madhya Pradesh issued a notice under Rule 4(41) of the Madhya Pradesh Distillery Rules, 1995 demanding Rs 13,24,189.50 as excess establishment charges from Kedia Great Galeon Ltd. for the years 1995‑96 to 1997‑98. The licensee filed a writ petition challenging the demand, relying on the Supreme Court's dec…

The Supreme Court examined the State of Madhya Pradesh's policy decision of 30 December 1984 to privatise nine state‑owned liquor distilleries by granting D‑2 licences to existing contractors for constructing new distilleries and D‑1 licences for wholesale supply. The petitioners challenged the decision on grounds of a…

Lilasons Breweries (Pvt.) Ltd. obtained licences to operate a brewery in Madhya Pradesh and was required to pay, under Rule 22 of the Madhya Pradesh Brewery Rules, 1970, any excess of the officers' pay beyond five per cent of the excise duty levied on its beer. The brewery challenged the demand, and the Madhya Pradesh …

Pernod Ricard India, a sub‑licensee under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, was issued a demand notice in November 2011 for a penalty on excess loss of foreign liquor during the 2009‑10 license year. The notice sought a penalty calculated at four times the duty, as prescribed by the original Rule 19 of the 1996 Foreign Li…

The State of Madhya Pradesh issued a Liquor Policy for 2005‑06 containing clauses that required retailers to pay the annual licence fee in 24 fortnightly instalments and allowed revocation of the licence for default. A circular clarified that liquor would only be supplied against such deposits. The High Court struck do…

The appellant lodged an FIR alleging that his brother was murdered in Firozabad and that a separate FIR was falsely registered in Gwalior to provide an alibi for the main accused. The High Court quashed the criminal proceedings against several police officials, holding that sanction under Section 197 of the CrPC was re…

The respondent, Sun Bright Marketing Pvt. Ltd., was awarded a contract to operate Indian‑Made foreign liquor shops but received its licence three days after the contract’s commencement. The shops were forced to close for three days each due to municipal elections, political agitation, and a three‑day delay in licence i…

Doongaji & Co., a long‑time licensee under Sections 13 and 14 of the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915, contested the award of a new distillery licence to Rajdhani Distilleries Corp. and the subsequent takeover of its distillery and warehouses on the ground that Clause 50 of the licence required the State to fix the valu…

Doongaji & Co., a partnership with a 40‑year history of operating a distillery at Ujjain, sought renewal of its licence under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915 after its last licence expired in 1981. The licence for the 1981‑86 period was awarded to Rajdhani Distillery Corporation, and subsequent applications by Doon…

The appellant, a licensee of several liquor shops under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, failed to pay licence fees for July and August 1994. The authorities issued a show‑cause notice, gave him a date to appear, and later published a notification of cancellation and re‑auction, which was subsequently held. The appellant…

The appellant, an Additional District Judge with 27 years of unblemished service, was removed from service after a departmental inquiry relied solely on four bail orders in which he allegedly failed to refer to Section 59‑A of the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act. A complaint alleged that the judge took bribes through his ste…

The State of Madhya Pradesh granted a D‑2 licence, in the form of a lease, to Mis. K.C.T. Drinks Ltd for manufacturing Indian Made Foreign Liquor. The licence contained a condition that the licensee pay the full cost of excise supervisory staff posted at its factory. The High Court struck down this levy, relying on the…