Pune lifts 13-day liquor ban during Ganeshotsav after high court challenge

The Pune district administration has withdrawn a 13-day blanket ban on liquor sales that was imposed during the Ganeshotsav festival period. The decision came after the high court questioned the rationale behind the ban and termed it arbitrary.

The court's intervention prompted authorities to reconsider the liquor restriction that had been planned for the festival season. The administration has now reversed the measure following judicial scrutiny of its justification.