Tipplers left high and dry as bars, hotels in Delhi refuse alcohol

Earlier in the day, the representatives of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) met Excise department officials to urge them to renew the existing licenses

Tipplers had a hard time on Monday as restaurants, bars and hotels in the city declined to serve liquor after their excise licenses expired on July 31. Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena granted approval to the extension of excise licences of hotels, bars and restaurants to serve liquor for a month after a decision to this effect was taken by the Delhi government on Sunday, sources said.

The Excise department will soon issue an official order to this effect, they added. However, although restaurateurs said the process for extension of licenses will be done online, it will take at least