defunct liquor licences

Mangaluru: The excise department will renotify about e-auction of defunct, lapsed and unused liquor licences—CL-2A and CL-9A—after the process cleared a legal hurdle.The department first announced an e-auction in Nov, followed by preparations to conduct online auctions from mid-Jan. However, the exercise was halted after some licence holders approached the high court seeking restoration of…