Bihar liquor ban law struck down by Patna High Court, termed ‘illegal’

Ban on liquor was Nitish Kumar's primary agenda when he went to polls in 2015.

By: News Desk |
October 12, 2016 2:22 pm

Tags: bihar, nitish kumar,

The Patna High Court on Friday struck down the Prohibition of Liquor Act imposed by Nitish Kumar government in Bihar calling it illegal.

#FLASH Patna High Court strikes down Bihar Govt's Prohibition of Liquor Act, terms it "illegal"

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Ban on liquor was Nitish Kumar’s primary agenda when he went to polls in 2015.

The Bihar Chief Minister had recently said that there is no political goal behind the decision to impose ban on sale of liquor in Bihar, but was only being done to bring in social reform.

He had also claimed that the ban had checked incidence of domestic violence in the state and had expressed hope that it will help improve purchasing power of the people.