Officials measured the distance of the vend from a nearby school and the residential area, and found no excise violation by the licensee.
The excise department officials of Gurgaon measured the distance of a liquor vend in Sector 38 from schools and residential areas nearby after they received a complaint from the deputy commissioner's office last week. The complaint said the shop was within 150 metres of the institution. The team, however, found no violation of excise norms and have submitted a report in this regard.
The move followed complaints about a liquor vend operating near a school and a private hospital. The hospital staff had also complained, and had requested for the shop to be shifted, located along the boundary wall, to the rear.
The liquor vend was opened in April, but had to suspend operations after the complaint, excise officials said.
Residents of Sector 38 said that as per the Haryana excise policy, a liquor vend cannot be located within 150 metres of a school or a hospital, and alleged that the vend is less than 100 metres from the school and is adjacent to the boundary wall of the hospital.
However, the excise department officials dismissed the residents’ claims.
“We visited the spot and measured the distance. The liquor vend is located 215 metres from the school and the entrance of the hospital is even farther,” said Sneh Lata Yadav, deputy excise and taxation commissioner (east).
“We submitted an inspection report to the deputy commissioner’s office last week, and there is no excise violation by the licensee,” added Yadav.
