Why Vat 69 and Smirnoff Have Been Banned for Two Years
Delhi government financial commissioner debarred the manufacturer— USL (United Spirits Limited) —for apparently using replica barcodes and banned it from selling its products in the national capital.
Liquor stores in Delhi will not be permitted to sell Vat 69 whisky and Smirnoff vodka for nearly 2 years.
In a September 14 order, financial commissioner Anindo Majumdar said USL had dishonored requirements of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 and Delhi Excise Rules, 2010 by using unlicensed and loose barcodes, which could be easily altered.
“I am of the opinion that the appellant violated requirements of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009, Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, the terms and conditions of the license issued to it and the normal operating procedure framed by the Delhi Excise Division and that consequently the department has precisely levied the penalty of blacklisting under Rule 70 of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010 upon United Spirits LTD (USL), Aurangabad,” the financial commissioner stated in his order.
The directive came on a petition filed by USL, which had confronted the orders of the deputy commissioner and commissioner, Delhi government’s excise division, which had blacklisted USL, Aurangabad, and its supplementary source, Sangrur, Punjab, for 3 years.
USL was not available for a comment on the matter.
The Delhi excise department’s counsel advocate Dheeraj Kumar Singh held that the order implied that there was a prohibition of the sale of these 2 brands in the capital.
“The ban of 3 years on these 2 liquors was imposed on May 22, 2017, and it was defied before the financial commissioner. Hence, the 2 liquor brands would not be available in the stores of the capital for the outstanding period,” Singh said.
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Source: hundustantimes
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