Hyderabad, Oct. 14 -- The Telangana High Court on Monday, October 13, ruled that it cannot grant interim orders against the state's liquor policy, stating that it is a policy decision of the government and outside the court's scope to intervene.

The court observed that if a non-refundable application fee was fixed for liquor shop licenses, applicants were free to refrain from applying.

The case pertains to a petition filed by Gaddam Anil Kumar from Secunderabad challenging the government's August 14 notification that introduced the liquor policy for 2025-27. Justice NV Shravan Kumar heard the matter on Monday.

Petitioner argues against non refundable application fee

Counsel for the petitioner argued that the government had set the app...