No licence under sub-rule (1) shall be granted in respect of any shop.
- which is less than sixteen square metres in area and which, in the opinion of the Collector or the Officer authorised by him in this behalf in writing, is not adequate for storage and consumption of country liquor and where such consumption is visible to outsiders and passers-by ; or
- which, if situated in areas within the jurisdiction of any Municipal Corporation or 'A' Class or 'B' Class Municipal Council, is within a distance of fifty metres and, if situated elsewhere, one hundred metres, from any educational or 1[or any statue of National Personality]1 religious institution 2[or any statue of National Personality]2 or
- Which is situated within a distance of one hundred metres from any bus stand, station or depot of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation; or
- 4[which, if situated in areas within the jurisdiction of any local self-government body having population not exceeding 20,000 is within a distance of two hundred and twenty metres and if situated elsewhere, within a distance of five hundred metres from the edge of any National or State Highway, or in case of any existing service road then the distance from the edge of such service road adjacent to the National or State Highway]4
5[Provided that, if such National or State Highway passes through Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or Cantonment Board area, such distance restrictions shall not apply.]5
- Which is not duly approved by the Collector or the Officer authorised by him in this behalf and is not, for reasons to be recorded in writing, certified by him to be otherwise suitable also for locating the shop before the grant of the licence:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-rule shall apply in respect of an existing shop for which the licensee holds a valid licence in Form C. L. Ill immediately before the coming into force of the Maharashtra country Liquor (Amendment) Rules, 19813[and the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Amendment), Rules, 2015]3.
4[Provided further that, if at any time after the commencement of the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Amendment) Rules, 2017 it is observed that, if any shop is situated in areas within the jurisdiction of any local self-government body having population not exceeding 20,000 is within a distance of two hundred and twenty metres and if situated elsewhere, within a distance of five hundred metres from the edge of any National or State Highway, or in case of any existing service road then the distance from the edge of such service road adjacent to the National or State Highway, the licence shall stand cancelled forthwith.]4