The Gujarat High Court on Monday held as maintainable a batch of writ petitions challenging the prohibition on manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in the state as per the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav rejected the preliminary objection raised by the State of Gujarat against the maintainability of the petitions and posted them for final hearing on merits on October 12. The bench initially posted the matters for final hearing on September 20. However, after the Advocate General Kamal Trivedi sought for more time, the final hearing date was fixed as October 12.

The Gujarat High Court on Monday held as maintainable a batch of writ petitions challenging the prohibition on manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in the state as per the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav rejected the preliminary objection raised by the State of Gujarat against the maintainability of the petitions and posted them for final hearing on merits on October 12. The bench initially posted the matters for final hearing on September 20. However, after the Advocate General Kamal Trivedi sought for more time, the final hearing date was fixed as October 12.