Many highway hotels like this one near Kolaghat on NH 6 sell liquor. An on-shop typically offers a place for the customer to sit and consume liquor. In contrast, an off-shop is strictly a takeaway counter where consumption of liquor is an offence. "No shop for the sale of liquor shall be (i) visible from a national or state highway; (ii) directly accessible from a national or state highway and (iii) situated within a distance of 500 metres of the outer edge of the national or state highway or of a service lane along the highway," the three-member bench of former Chief Justice T.S. The government has targeted excise revenue of Rs 4,778 core in 2016-17.

Source: The Telegraph March 27, 2017 21:11 UTC