Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
XII. It shall not be lawful for the Justices of the Peace for the
Town of Calcutta, to grant a license to open or establish or keep open
any Hotel, Punch House, Boarding House, or any other House of public
entertainment, within the Town of Calcutta, in which any Spirituous or
Fermented Liquors or intoxicating drugs, above specified, may be sold, to
any person who has not taken out a license for the retail sale of such
Liquors and Drugs; and any such license, granted by any Justice of the
Peace, shall become void whenever the license, for the retail of such
Liquors and Drugs, granted to such person, is withheld or recalled by the
Collector under this Act.
Source: India Code