Collector’s direction under S.142(1) of Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 to close liquor shop to maintain public peace must be specific and not general: Bombay HC
The Collector’s power under Section 142(1) is not restricted to one place, provided the Collector forms an opinion that it is in the public interest to keep the ‘place’ or ‘places’ closed ‘where’ the intoxicant or hemp is sold.
