Goa, on the other hand, has a casual consumer culture where people can have a drink or meet over a beer with their meal – even at the youngest age allowed to drink, 18 in the state. Many parents turn a blind eye to alcohol use or actively support it because they want their children to be safe at home instead of drinking on the street. Australia: Although the rule for drinking alcohol varies from country to country, people under the age of 18 are allowed to sell alcohol locally and outside the home. In some cases, there may also be exceptions if minors are accompanied by adults. However, such a complete ban has been repeatedly rejected. For example, the Patna Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that the nationwide ban on the alcohol trade was illegal and impractical. Similarly, it has been repeatedly called for by various strata of society to lift the total prohibition of alcohol in the states where it is in force. Dry states argue that this is a positive step to bring about social change in the state, and it will help maintain the principle of morality. The five dry states of India have been examined below as follows: Uttar Pradesh is India`s largest state and regulates trade in alcohol on the basis of the Uttar Pradesh Excise Act 1910. The minimum legal age for alcohol consumption is 21, and there is the provision of INR 1000/- penalty for infractions. He wants alcohol to be on the list of competitors so that the state and the center can enact laws related to it. He would like to see the age frozen at 25 and the State review implementation more strictly.

“Daughters or sons cannot be under the control of their parents after leaving home to stay in a home, so that`s where the state comes in.” Anyone caught in the illegal liquor trade in Delhi will receive a six-month prison sentence, which can be extended up to three years, as well as a fine of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. In the state of Himachal Pradesh, the regulation of excise duties is comprehensively addressed under the Himachal Pradesh Liquor Licensing Rules 1986. The legal drinking age for spirits in the state of Himachal Pradesh is eighteen. In the state of Maharashtra, the Bombay Prohibition Act 1949 regulates the administration of state excise duties. Under section 18 of the Act, no licensed vendor may sell or provide liquor to minors. The law interprets the term “minor” to mean a person over the age of 21. However, this age limit only applies to beer and not alcoholic beverages. The age set for the purchase and consumption of alcohol is twenty-five, at which point it would be legal for a licensed seller to sell or give alcohol or an intoxicating drug to an appropriate person.

To get an idea of how state governments do business with alcohol, let`s take the regulatory process of different states: in Delhi, he says, it`s always about excessive alcohol consumption and often hiding in cars or parks with a bottle. He remembers doing this only to be caught by his mother, who told him to drink at home. State governments have set a certain minimum drinking age for a very obvious reason to keep spirits up and keep young people away from intoxicating substances. This regulation is necessary to ensure the concentrated mentality of the younger generation in the service of the future of the nation. The island of Lakshadweep is one of the Union of India territories in the Arabian Sea. In the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, alcohol consumption is completely illegal, except on the holiday island of Bangaram. He hopes to introduce his own daughter, who will soon be 18, to alcohol after 21, when they can sit down and have a drink instead of throwing a party with a group of friends. Maharashtra, where he and his family live, has a differentiated age — 21 for beer and wine, 25 for spirits. He is aware that teenagers drink at the ages of 13 and 14, and does not point the finger at the consumption itself, but at other factors that have unbalanced students` lives: the amount of money available to some young people allows them, for example, to buy alcohol regularly. He mentions balancing factors such as family. There is a provision in the Assam Excise Rules 1945 concerning the prohibition against the sale or supply of intoxicating material to a person belonging to a certain class. Section 241 of the Act speaks of such a prohibition, and section 5 of this provision strictly prohibits any licensed vendor from selling or providing alcohol or an intoxicating drug to a person under twenty-one years of age.

The legal drinking age in Odisha was set at twenty-five. But a change lowered the age limit in the state. Under Section 61 (1) of the Odisha Excise Act 2005, the legal age for the purchase and consumption of alcohol in all parts of the state is set at twenty-one years. Delhi is the only metropolis in India where the legal drinking age is 25. In 2021, Delhi Deputy Prime Minister Manish Sisodiya announced that the legal drinking age would increase from 25 to 21. The Delhi government has taken this step to increase state revenues by expanding its market. The Delhi government has introduced a new system of excise duties in the state, and along with lowering the legal drinking age, the government has also taken other measures to increase revenues. Alcohol is an issue in the state`s list under the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution. [7] [8] [9] As a result, laws governing alcohol vary from state to state.

There are also the unhealthy habits, such as binge eating, and dangerous behaviors, such as driving behind, that accompany alcohol consumption. Section 51 of the State List of the Indian Constitution, which deals with “alcohol for human consumption,” gives the state legislature the right to make laws regulating the trade in alcohol in the city. The liquor industry in the nation`s capital is subject to the Delhi Excise Act 2009, and the Deputy Commissioner of the Delhi Excise Authority has the legal authority to supervise and regulate it. A fine of Rs 10,000 can be imposed if you are under 21 years old. In addition to New Delhi, other states and Union territories where the minimum drinking age is 25 are Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Maharashtra (light beer allowed at 21). In most other states, the legal drinking age is 21. The legal drinking age varies from state to state, and in some states, even buying alcohol and drinking alcohol are different. These rules and regulations create confusion and difficulties in the application of laws relating to alcohol consumption. In many states, the law was silent on the minimum drinking age or the age of purchase. In such a situation, for convenience, it is assumed that both are the same age. Despite the existing rules, various states across the country are facing tragedies in which people have claimed the lives of several people.