(2A) On receipt of an application, the Collector shall place the application alongwith enquiry report before the Committee for consideration of the same by the Committee..
(2AA) The Committee shall consider the suitability or otherwise of the applicant for the grant of licence and record its recommendation in that behalf
(2AAA) The Collector shall in conformity with the Committcee's recommendation and after satisfying himself that the premises proposed are in conformity with the provisions of the rules and instructions issued in this behalf by the State Government or the Commissioner, from time to time, and that there is no other objection to grant the licence applied for; may inform the applicant of the decision and grant the licence in Form E in the Schedule on payment of a deposit of Rs. 5,000 where the application is in respect of a hotel, restaurant or canteen and Rs. 1,000, where the application is in respect ofa club and a fee (inclusive of consideration) as per the scale given in the Table below, namely;
| (a) Town with population up to one lakh | 15,000 |
| (b) City with population of one lakh and above but below 10 lakhs | 30,000 |
| (c) City with population of 10 lakhs and above but below 20 lakhs. | 40,000 |
| (d) City with population of 20 lakhs and above | 50,000 |
20 No licence shall be granted—
(a) in respect of permises of any hotel, restaurant or canteen.
3(i) which is situated within a distance of seventy five meters from any educational or religious institution or from any bus stand, station, depot of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation 8[* * *] 6[or any Statue ofNational Personality.]]
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-clause shall apply in case of an existing hotel, restaurant or a canteen for which licensee holds a valid licence in Form 'E' the immediately before the coming into force of the Special Permits and Licenses (Amendment) Rules 1990] 6 and the Special Permits & Licences (Amendment) Rules, 2015.]
7[(ia) which, ifsituated in areas within thejurisdiction fo any local self-government body having population not exceeding 20,000, is within a distance oftwo hundred any twenty metres and if situated elsewhere, within a distance offive 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;]
7[Provided that, ifat any time after the commencement of the Special Permits and Licences (Amendment) Rules, 2017 it is observed that, ifany 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 finm the edge of such service road adjacent to the National or State highway, the licence shall stand cancelled forthwith.]
9[Provided further that, if such National or State Highway passes through Municipal Corporation. Municipal Council, Nagar Panhayat or Cantonment Board area, such distance restrictions shall not apply]
(ii) which has no4proper] accomodation which, in the opinion of the collector is adequate and suitable for consumption of mild liquor5or wines or both] so as to ensure that such consumption of mild liquor is not visible to outsider or passers by; or
1. Subs. by G.N. of 16-3-1993. 2. Subs. by G.N. of 25-3-1981
3. Subs. by G.N. of 5-1-1990 4. Subs. by G.N. of 17-2-1989
5. Ins. by 28-12-2001. 6. Subs. by G.N. of 25-2-2015
7. Ins. by G.N. of 6-6-2017. 8. Del. by G.N. of 6-6-2017
9. Ins. by G.N. of 29-12-2017.