{"id":230608,"date":"2020-06-08T11:14:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T05:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=230608"},"modified":"2020-06-12T09:51:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T04:21:39","slug":"bom-hc-stand-alone-retail-liquor-shop-situated-in-mall-permitted-to-operate-as-its-entrance-exit-found-independent-of-malls-entrance-only-permitted-for-home-delivery-of-liquor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/06\/08\/bom-hc-stand-alone-retail-liquor-shop-situated-in-mall-permitted-to-operate-as-its-entrance-exit-found-independent-of-malls-entrance-only-permitted-for-home-delivery-of-liquor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bom HC | Stand-alone retail liquor shop situated in Mall, permitted to operate as it&#8217;s entrance\/exit found independent of Mall&#8217;s entrance; Only permitted for home delivery of liquor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bombay High Court:\u00a0<\/strong>A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and S.P. Tavade, JJ., allowed a liquor stand-alone shop situated in mall whose entrance and exit were not dependant on the mall and had a totally separate entrance\/exit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Petitioner sought directions against the respondents to grant permission to petitioners <strong>for sale of liquor from their shop as a standalone retail shop under the relevant notifications\/guidelines\/orders currently operating in the State.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Background<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In accordance to respondent 1 guidelines dated 3-05-2020, FL II License Holders having standalone shops in Mumbai Metropolitan Region were allowed to commence operations. However, the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>said guidelines specifically excluded liquor shops\/stores inside the malls within the MMR from its application.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By MCGM&#8217;s 5th May, 2020 Order, in view of overcrowding in liquor shops in the city, immediate closure of non-essential shops including the standalone liquor shops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vide an Order dated 22nd May, 2020, respondent 4 <span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">prohibited over the counter sales, but allowed the liquor shops to re-commence operations by selling liquor to the customers by effecting delivery of the permitted liquor, to the home address of the customer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Respondent 3 by its guidelines issued on 22nd May, 2020 disallowed liquor shops in the malls to sell liquor by effecting delivery at the residence of the customers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Petitioners were not given permission to commence home delivery of alcohol from their shops on the basis of the fact that their shop is akin to a stand-alone shop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus the petitioner filed the present petition.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bench<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the perusal of guidelines it is evident that intent of respondents is to curb the spread of COVID-19 by ensuring that people maintain social distancing norms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On perusal of pictures of the petitioners shop, it is evident that the entrance to petitioner&#8217;s shop is separate and independent of the mall and it does not rely on the opening or the entry\/exit to mall for its operation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus Court agreed to the submission that<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Petitioners&#8217; shop in all aspects is akin to a stand-alone shop and it does not fall in the Containment Zone.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 10\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>&#8220;We do not see how permitting the Petitioners to operate their business from their said Shop, which has a separate and independent entrance and exit and does not in any way rely on the entrance or exit gate of the CR2 Mall, thereby making it akin to a stand-alone shop, not fall within the relaxation given by the said NotifIcations\/Guidelines.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Respondents need to be practical rather than technical.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Petition is thus allowed in above-terms. 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