Bars, hotels told to submit police clearance certs within five days
New Delhi: With a number of city bars yet to submit the police clearance certificates, Delhi govt has issued a stern warning threatening punitive action if the order is not complied with in the next five days.
The excise department issued an order on Monday directing the hotels, clubs and restaurants in the city with an excise licence to obtain the mandatory police clearance licence. The department observed that a number of HCR (hotels, clubs, restaurants) licensees were yet to submit the certificate. There are around 900 hotels, clubs and restaurants that serve liquor in Delhi.
The police clearance certificate is required to be submitted within 30 days of the issuance of a licence under Section 13 of Delhi Excise Act 2009. The excise department issued a circular in Feb for obtaining the police clearance certificates by the HCR licensees.
According to the Monday order, any licensee that fails to submit the police clearance certificate within five days will face action under Delhi Excise Act and the rules framed under it. The certificates are sought as a way of general verification, ensuring that the background of the operators does not have any police record.
A Delhi govt official said strict action would also be taken against entities that serve liquor without the mandatory liquor licence issued by govt. "Several eateries are operating on the basis of the eating house licence issued by Delhi Police and illegally serving liquor. We took action against many in the past few days and seized liquor smuggled to Delhi from the neighbouring states. We will now ask Delhi Police to cancel the eating house licence issued to them," said the official.
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