Just a serious query Which are the places, other than officials, where one can get temporary permits? One Day Permit? and How much it costs?
Abhay On 5/25/12, Bloot Fontaine <blutfonta...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Sir, a few years ago, (say approximately five years ago) I could get a > permit even from a wine shop without the queue etc. by paying double. I > would go to a wine shop, pay six hundred rupees for three years and go away. > As the shop was near my office, I went again on any Wednesday. That was the > day the Excise Officer visited that particular wine shop. He would see me > and give the permit right away. > If you have the money, you can have the convenience of getting a permit > through the wine shop, if this method is still prevalent. And yes, it is > ENCOURAGING corruption. Sorry about that. > Regards. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Vikram D <vg...@yahoo.co.uk> > To: "gaybom...@yahoogroups.com" <gaybom...@yahoogroups.com> > Cc: "gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com" <gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 3:56 PM > Subject: g_b party permits > > > > This report from the Times of India about the fall out from the rave party > in Juhu today confirms what GB has been saying for a long time now, which is > that if you are going regularly to parties it is best to get a permit. > > For those who don't know what this is, its a rather absurd document that > originated in the days when prohibtion was taken seriously, but now is > retained essentially as a money making racket for the excise department. It > says that the person holding the permit is allowed to consume alcohol for > health reasons - basically, saying that you are a licensed alcoholic! > > The permit is also used as a convenient way for the police to book people > from parties. If they can't find any other way to book you, they can usually > book you for not having a permit, since almost no one does. And the fact > that you may not drink doesn't really make a difference, since they will > argue you need to have a permit just to be in a place where alcohol is being > served. > > Its an incredibly stupid and oppressive law, but this combined utility to > excise and police means its not going to disappear anytime soon. So if you > are going to parties regularly it is really best that you get one. You can > get single day permits, and sometimes at GB we can arrange with restaurants > to take care of this, but not all venues agree to do this, and in general > its best that you have one (I carry mine with me all the time). > > Some big liquor shops will help you with this (usually the day permits), and > if you're a member of a private club they often do this for members. If not > you can go to any excise office and do it. You can get single, annual or > lifetime permits and I think the latter cost around Rs1200/-, but if you can > afford it, you should just do it. If a party does get raided and the police > try booking people for not having permits, it might just help you to walk > away. > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Ravegoers-face-6-months-jail-for-drinking-liquor/articleshow/13402212.cms > > MUMBAI: The police have decided to invoke provisions of the Bombay > Prohibition Act in the case of the Juhu rave. All those patrons proven to > have consumed alcohol at the Sunday night party at Oakwood Premier Hotel > will now be booked for drinking without permits. Further turning on the > heat, the Juhu police have recommended the cancellation of the police > licences granted to the hotel. > > Ninety-one partygoers were detained by the police from Oakwood on Sunday and > sent to hospitals for collection of urine and blood samples. "The tests will > confirm how many of the people attending the party were drunk. Our officers > are scrutinizing the reports and those found positive will be slapped with > the Bombay Prohibition Act," said deputy commissioner of police Pratap > Dighavkar on Tuesday. > > Under the act, any person who consumes alcohol without a valid permit is > punishable under section 66 (1)(b) and can face imprisonment of up to six > months and/or a fine of Rs 10,000. > > "When the detainees were escorted to hospitals, they were asked to produce > identity proof and liquor permits. But most of them did not have any > permits," said Dighavkar. > > > -- --- Reuse Paper by Both Sided Printing ----
