Mumbai: The Bombay High Court came down heavily on the Pune administration on Friday over its alcohol ban during the 10-day Ganesh festival, sternly asking why the district was singled out while Mumbai and other regions faced no such restrictions.
A bench of Chief Justice M C Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna asked the administration to withdraw the prohibition or face judicial intervention, noting that by ordering such an arbitrary crackdown in one district, the authorities were stigmatising Pune and its residents.
