FORM T. R. T. D.-2

FORM T.R.T.D-2 
                                                                              See rules 4 and 5 (2)] 
 
 
 
 
Licence No : .......................... 
                            Licence for the retail sale-of Toddy in Tribal Areas 
Licence is hereby granted to Shri/Messrs. ............................................................. (hereinafter 
called “the licensee’’), authorising him to sell toddy by retail at his shop situated at 
........................more particularly described in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred 
to as “the shop or licensed shop”), for the period    commencing on 
.................................and ending on 31st August 20............. under and subject to the 
provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and the rules, regulations and orders 
made thereunder, and the following conditions, namely : 
Conditions 
1. The licensee shall always keep in a prominent place in the shop a clock or 
timepiece which shall be in good working order, and show the correct Standard Time. 
2. The licensee shall, if so ordered by the Collector, provide the shop with sufficient 
water closet or privy and urinal facilities for the use of the customers . All such water 
closets, privies and urinals shall be of the type approved by the Collector, and shall 
always be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. 
3. The licensee shall, if so directed by any Officer empowered under section 122 of 
the said Act (hereinafter called the Inspecting Officer), get the shop whitewashed within 
two months from the commencement of the licence, and subsequently at such times as 
the Collector or the Superintendent or any other Officer deputed by him , may consider it 
necessary on sanitary grounds. The licensee shall keep the shop clean to the satisfaction 
of the aforesaid officers.

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4. The licensee shall keep constantly fixed up at the entrance of the shop a signboard 
of the size of 60 centimetres X 90 centimetres, bearing the following inscriptions in 
Marathi in legible characters : 
(1) Name of the licensee . . 
(2) Licence No. 	. . 
(3) Location of the shop . . 
(4) Selling price of toddy . . 
(5) Authorised opening hours . . 
(6) Authorised closing hours . . 
5. The licence shall always be displayed in the licensed shop at a conspicuous place. 
6. The licensee shall keep and sell toddy unadulterated and undiluted as drawn from 
the trees without any admixture of any foreign substance or liquid whatsoever. He shall not 
keep or sell toddy which is more than 24 hours old after it was drawn from toddy- 
producing trees. All the vessels which contain toddy shall be thoroughly washed and 
cleaned before they are used. 
7. (1) The licensee shall carry on the business of the shop and draw toddy from 
toddy-producing trees either personally or by agents or servants authorised by him in 
this behalf by a written NOKARNAMA in form T. R. T. D.-8 signed by himself and 
countersigned by a Prohibition Officer not lower in rank than a Sub-Inspector, provided 
that, any such NOKARNAMA signed by the licensee shall be valid until countersignature 
is refused. If for any reason the Superintendent orders the withdrawal of any 
NOKARNAMA issued by the licensee, the NOKARNAMA shall be forthwith 
withdrawn. For every NOKARNAMA issued by him, the licensee shall pay in advance 
into the Treasury a fee of rupee one. No NOKARNAMA shall be issued to any person 
under 21 years of age, and no such NOKARNAMA if issued, shall be valid. The licensee 
shall be responsible for breach of any of the conditions of this licence or that of the rules 
committed by his agent or any persons in his employ. 
(2) The licensee shall maintain at his licensed shop a Register in Form T. R. T. D.-9 
containing the names of all his agents or servants duly authorised by him. 
(3) The licensee shall instruct all his agents and servants to keep the NOKARNAMA 
with them, and that they are bound to observe the rules. Such NOKARNAMA shall be 
produced before an Inspecting Officer whenever demanded by him. 
8. The licensee shall not sell toddy except for consumption by a purchaser on the 
premises of the licensed shop. He shall not sell or serve toddy to any person outside the 
shop, nor shall be allow any person to remove any toddy from the licensed shop : 
Provided that, the licensee may sell toddy for consumption by a purchaser at any place 
other than the licensed premises (such place not being a public place), in such quantities 
at a time as does not exceed the quantity of toddy which the State Government may direct 
that any person may possess and transport without any permit, pass or authorisation : 
Provided further that, unsold toddy may be sold to the holder of a licence in form I 
appended to the Maharashtra Distillation of Spirit and Manufacture of Potable Liquor 
Rules, 1966 for distillation of Spirit and such toddy shall be transported under cover of a 
pass in Form T. R. T. D.-7. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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9. No disorderly person shall be harboured, and no drunknness or gambling shall be allowed, 
in the licenced shop. No person below 21 years of age, and no insanc or intoxicated person shall 
be permitted to enter or remain in the shop. 
10. The licencee shall give immediate information to the nearest Police Officer of any 
person suspected to be a bad character who may come to the shop and of every irregularity 
committed thereat tending to disturb the public peace. 
11. (1) The licensee shall close the shop— 
(a) On the 2nd October every year and on such other days as may be specified by the State 
Government or the Collector under rule 7; 
(b) On such days or times as may be specially ordered by the Collector under rule 8; and 
(c) Of his own accord during any riot or disturbance in the neighborhood of the shop. 
                         (2) No compensation shall be claimed by the licensee on account of the closure of the shop on such  
                     occasions. 
12. The shop and the stock of toddy therein shall at all times be open to inspection by 
Officers duly empowered under section 122 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. 
13. The licensee shall, when called upon by any Prohibition Officer not below the rank of 
Sub-Inspector, give an explanation in writing regarding any breach of the rules or any irregularity 
detected and committed by him or his agents or servants, and furnish any information regarding 
the management of the shop, and shall answer all reasonable questions to the best of his 
knowledge and belief. He shall also on demand allow a Prohibition Officer to take samples of 
toddy for analysis free of charge. 
14. The licensee shall use for the storage of toddy in the shop, cask or vessels of such kind 
and capacity as may be approved by the Superintendent. The storage capac- ity of each cask or 
vessel shall be painted thereon. He shall also maintain at the shop a guaged-rod for each 
receptacle used for storing toddy. 
15. The licensee shall abide by the conditions of this licence and the provisions of the 
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, the rules, regulations and orders made there under. 
16. The Collector may permit the legal heirs of the licensee in case of his death to have the 
benefit of the licence for the unexpired portion of the term for which it was granted, and amend 
the licence accordingly. 
17. This licence is liable to be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provi- sions of 
section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. 
 
 
Seal of the 	Collector, 
Collector ........................................................................................................ District. 
 
SCHEDULE 
1. Description of site, such as house No. and the locality. 
2. Boundaries of the shop . . . . 	North            East 
South            West 
Seal of the Collector. 	Collector, 
               ............................. District.