The controversy began in February 2017 after a newspaper carried a report claiming that beer was being marketed under the garb of energy drinks, with names that bore resemblance to well-known brands like “Thunder Bolt” and “Kingfisher.”
Justice Pancholi will be in line to become the CJI in October 2031 after Justice Joymalya Bagchi's retirement on October 2, 2031.
The High Court further stated in its ruling that the draconian provisions of Bihar's prohibition law had given rise to unauthorised trade of liquor and other contraband items.
In its June 20 verdict, the high court declared that the amendments, passed unanimously by the state's bicameral legislature in November last year, were "ultra vires" of the Constitution, "bad in law" and "violative of the equality clause"