The Excise and Taxation Department, Chandigarh on March 13, 2025, notified the Punjab Liquor Licence (Chandigarh 1st Amendment) Rules, 2025 to further amend the Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956.
The following has been stated: -
•In Rule 25, for the Clause (xiii)(a), this shall be substituted, namely :-
(xiii)(a) To generate more revenue and to stop the illegal sale and service of liquor as well as to facilitate the prospective bar license applicants & general public, the license in form L12AA will continue in the Excise Policy Year 2025-26. A Licence in Form L12AA (Temporary License For Retail Vend Of Foreign Liquor, Beer & Wine at a Hotel/Restaurant) may be granted by the Collector (Excise) to the prospective bar licensee after duly examining the merits of the case & on payment of Rs. 50,000/- per day. The L12AA license will be granted a maximum for 10 days in a month and only till the regular bar license is granted.
•In Rule 25, for the Clause (xvi), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
(xvi) The license fee for the licenses issued in form L-5D (license for serving of liquor in functions organized in Banquet Halls/ Marriage Palaces except Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Community Centres etc.) shall be Rs 1,00,000/- for the Excise Policy Year.
These Rules shall come into force with effect from April 01, 2025.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No. 404834-S/E&T/ 2025/4048]
