SC stays HC order

The HC had directed the government to permit the Crown Beverage Limited for its production, marketing and selling of Hunter and Crown.

After hearing an appeal petition filed by the government against the HC order, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Amirul Kabir Chowdhury passed the stay order.

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Earlier, the Narcotics Department seized about eight lakh canes of Hunter and Crown, and cancelled the license issued to the Crown Beverage Limited for production, marketing and selling hunter and crown.

Shamima Islam, Managing Director of Crown Beverage Limited, had filed a writ petition challenging the government order and sought permission for production, marketing and selling their produced soft drinks.

A HC bench on March 15 had directed the Crown Beverage Limited to produce Hunter and Crown and to sell the seized canes to only the licensed bars of the country or export them abroad within one month. The HC also ordered the Narcotics Department to issue a new license to the Beverage Limited within two months.