SHAM LAL ETC. vs IUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court upheld the amendment to Rule 37 of the Haryana Excise Act, which mandates the 1st and 7th of each month as holidays for liquor shops, citing Section 59(f)(v) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 as the statutory authority for such regulation. The Court emphasized the need for uniformity in 'dry' days between Haryana and Punjab to avoid circumvention of the prohibition. The batch of writ petitions challenging this amendment was dismissed, affirming the legislative intent behind the regulation.