Abkari, Calcutta, 1849, 11 of 1849 (Rep., Ben. Act 07 of 1879)

Section XII. It shall not be lawful for the Justices of the Peace for the

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08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