Liquor manufacturer permitted for payment of unsold stock destroyed under prohibition policy

Spicy Beverage Private Limited Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court) Patna High Court allowed the writ and held that liquor manufacturer is permitted to payment for unsold stock which is destroyed on implementation of Bihar Government Prohibition policy effected in 2016. Accordingly, writ petition is allowed. Facts- The petitioner is a Public Limited Company engaged in manufacturing and supply of country liquor in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles. The Government of Bihar came with a policy decision whereunder tenders were invited from the eligible person/partnership firms/companies in ...