Gurgaon's CyberHub to go dry from April 1: SC confirms 500-metre liquor ban applies to pubs

The apex court has comes as a rude shock to the pub/bars and restaurants that fall in the red zone. The licences of 143 pubs and bars, including 34 in DLF CyberHub, will not be renewed by the excise department.

"We have not received the Supreme Court order yet, but we will comply with its orders. We have already conducted a survey and submitted the report to the headquarters," said Aruna Singh, deputy excise and taxation commissioner, Gurgaon.

Gurgaon has a large number of bars located within 500 meters of highways, including those in CyberHub, Sector 29 market and Sohna Road.

But the



pub/bar owners in CyberHub and Sector 29 claimed that they do not fall within the 500-metre motorable distance.

"We are now working with state departments on identifying the entities which fall under this purview. There will be some busy days ahead for sure," said Rahul Singh , Haryana chapter head, National Restaurant Association of India.

Ashwani Choudhary, managing director Soi 7 Hospitality, said, "We are safe as the (excise) department will have to measure the motorable distance and the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram(MCG) should measure the distance to submit a fair report."