A four-member committee of the Delhi Excise Department has recommended restoring their licences after it found that these hotel bars fall beyond 500 metres of the national highway. Sources said the committee has submitted its interim report wherein it recommends restoration of licences of the five hotel bars. The committee will submit final report in some time as it is yet to verify the claims of some of the affected hotel and restaurants bars. The official, however, did not reveal the names of the hotel bars that will soon be able to serve liquor. Last month, the Supreme Court banned sale of liquor within 500 metres of state and national highways including in bars, pubs and restaurants.

Source: India Today April 09, 2017 14:15 UTC