PROHIBITION IN GUJARAT AND BIHAR: LESSONS FOR OTHER STATES – BY ADARSH KUMAR
Introduction: With the landmark legislation of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, Bihar banned the sale and consumption of alcohol within the state. Gujrat did so just after the independence through the instrument of Gujrat Prohibition Act, 1949 which was effectively implemented after the state achieved the statehood in 1960. Both of these legislations…