The Government of Maharashtra on August 05, 2026, issued the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Amendment) Rules, 2026 to further amend the Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 25 of the Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973 in clause (d), after sub-clause (v), the following sub-clause shall be added, namely :-
"(vi) (A) If the proposed shifting of CL-3 licence is to be done in a residential or residential-and-commercial complex and if the said complex is registered as a society under section 9 of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1963 (XXIV of 1961), it shall be mandatory to obtain the no-objection certificate from such society for shifting of CL-3 licence;
(B) No-objection certificate from the society shall also be mandatory for shifting of CL-3 licence to a residential or residential-and-commercial complex with partial occupancy certificate;
(C) For CL-3 license holder who has shifted to a registered society with a no-objection certificate from such society, there shall be no need to obtain a no-objection certificate from the said society every year.
[Notification No. FLR-1225/C.R.265 (2)/Exc-2]
