FORM C. L. A. I.

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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 and Excise Officer or an Officer of the Food and Drugs Administration
to take free of cost samples of country liquor for analysis 
2, 3
[by the Chemical Analyser,
4
[Chemical Analyser a fee as may be prescribed by the Commissioner] 
1, 5,6
[***] for
the analysis of each sample.(An account of the samples of country liquor drawn for
analysis shall be maintained in Form C.L. XXV.)
12.The licensee shall abide by the conditions of this licence and the provisions of
the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder
and shall give an undertaking to that effect in Form C. L. XX.
13.The licensee shall obey all lawful orders from time to time by the
Commissioner, the Superintendent or any Competent Prohibition and Excise Officer duly
authorised by the Commissioner in this behalf.
14.This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provision of
section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
15.In case this licence is cancelled during the currency of the licence period or is not
renewed on its expiry, the licensee shall forthwith surrender the whole stock of
country liquor held in balance at the licensed premises to the Superintendent of
Prohibition and Excise of the District.
Granted this .................................................. day of ............................................ 20.
Seal	Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise,
Maharashtra State, Bombay.
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[FORM  C. L A. I.
(See rules 23 and 29)
Form of application for a licence to sell Country Liquor by Retail
1.Name, age and address of the applicant.
2.Names, ages and address in full of the partners,
if the applicant is partnership firm (copy of the
Deed to be appended).
3.The address in full of the premises where the
Country Liquor would be sold.
4.Whether the proposed premises referred to at
item 3 above are -
(a) Within 50 metres from any educational or
religious institution, if they are within the
jurisdiction of any Municipal Corporation
or ‘A’ Class or ‘B’ Class Municipal
Council and 100 metres if situated
elsewhere.
1.Subs. by G.N. of 26-2-1982. 2.Subs. by G.N. 11-5-1989
3.Subst. 12-6-1998.	4.Subs. by 12-6-98.
5.Deleted by 12-6-98.	6.Deleted by 12-6-1998.
7.Subs. by 12-6-98.

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(b) Within 100 metres from any bus stand, sta-
tion or depot of the Maharashtra State Road
Transport Corporation.
5.(a)Whether the applicant or any member of
his family (or any of the partners)holds at
present or held at any time in the past
(individually or in partnership with any
other person)any excise licence(s)and if
so, indicate the partculars of such
licence(s)held and also the period(s) for
which he held.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this
clause ‘family’ means a person and his
spouse (or more than one spouse)and his
children solely dependent on him for their
maintenance.
(b)Whether the applicant is holding a
Vendor’s Licence for sale of Foreign
Liquor and if so, whether he desires to sell
country liquor in sealed bottles at the same
licensed premises.
6.Whether the applicant holds the solvency
certificate or bank gurantee.If so, give
particulars with copy thereof duly certified by
Notaries, Special Executive Magistrate or
Tahsildar.
7.Present occupation and income therefrom.
8.Whether the Food and Drugs licence if any held
by the  applicant is or was suspended or
cancelled at any time in the past, and if so, the
period of such suspension or cancellation and
the reasons therefor.
9.Whether the applicant is in arrears of excise or
any other Government dues.
10.Whether the applicant has experience of
conducting liquor trade and if so, state details
with documentary evidence in support.
11.Whether the applicant belongs to any of the
following categories and if so, to produce proof
in support :-
(i)Whether the applicant belongs to
Economically Weaker  Section,
(ii)Whether the applicant has in his posses-
sion ready premises for the proposed shop
and if so, details thereof,

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(iii)Whether the applicant was holding or was
granted a licence  in Form  CL., III for the,
retail  sale of  country  liquor but  was not
operating  it  on 1st  January,  1979  and if
so,  reason (s)  therefor.
   I/We hereby declare that the pariculars given above are correct.
N.   B.  :  Wilful  submission of  false  information  or mis-representation  of  facts will
render the licence, if eventually granted liable for cancellation under section 54
 (1) (e) of  the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
I /We enclose a Chalan No. ......................................date..................................evidencing
payment of a sum of Rupees ......................................(Rupees ...........................................)
for the application.
I hereby undertake to abide by the conditions of the licence and the provisions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder
from time to time.
Date :..................................................           Signature of the applicant.
Signed before me
............................................................
Notary/Special Executive Magistrate/Tahsildar.
To,
* The Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra.
Home Department, Mantralaya, Bombay 400 032.
(Through the Collector of .............................................)
† The Collector of ............................................................
* When application is for grant of a licence.
†When application is for renewal of a licence.
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FORM  C.  L., III
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[See rule 24 (1A)]
Licennce No. ..................................
Licence for the Retail Sale of Country Liquor
Licence is hereby granted, to Shri /Messrs..........................................................................
(hereinafter called “the licensee”) authorising him to sale country liquor by retail at his
shop situated at .........................................................more particulary described in the Sehedule
hereto    (hereinafter   referred   to  as  “the   shop”)   for   the   period   commencing   on
................................and ending on 31 st ................................ 20       , under and subject to the
provisions  of  the Bombay   Prohibition  Act, 1949  and the  Maharashtra   Country  Liquor
Rules, 1973 and other rules, regulations and orders made under the Act in so far as they
relate to the retail sale of country liquor and the following conditions, namely :—
1.Subs. by G. N. of  26-2-1982.