Holi 2024: Noida banquets, farm houses asked to obtain bar license to serve liquor

Uttar Pradesh news: The Uttar Pradesh Police today issued directives to maintain peace and avert any law and order problems and incidents of hooliganism during Holi 2024. Noida banquets, farm houses asked to obtain bar license to serve liquor Banquet halls, RWAs, societies, farm houses, restaurants in Noida and Greater Noida have been asked to make sure that organisers of events mandatorily apply for occasional bar license if they wish to serve liquor on their premises, Excise Department officials said on Thursday. A failure to apply for license would prompt the authorities to initiate legal action not only against the organisers but also the management of the banquet halls, District Excise Officer Subodh Kumar Srivastava told media. "In view of the upcoming Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, you all are being informed that occasional bar license should be obtained for serving liquor during Holi festival, or at clubs in societies, community centres, farm houses, resorts, banquet halls, marriage lawns, etc and only liquor which is meant for sale in Uttar Pradesh is consumed," the notice stated. "We are issuing notices to all banquet halls, marriage lawns, asking them to encourage anyone organising events on their premises to not serve liquor without obtaining an occasional bar license from the excise department.