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Abkari Act (Kerala) - Ss. 8 (2) & 63 - Possession of 4.5 litres of arrack in a plastic can and 3.750 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor - the interest of justice would be met if the imprisonment is reduced to the period, already undergone by the accused. Abhay Manohar Sapre & R. Subhash Reddy , JJ. Lalichan v. State of Kerala, JT 2019 (1) SC 195 : 2019 (1) Scale 211 Crl.A. No. 22 of 2019 07-01-2019 Administrative Law - Haj Policy - Registration - Eligibility - Policy decisions of the Executive are best left to it and a court cannot be propelled into the unchartered ocean of Government policy. Public authorities must have liberty and freedom in framing the policies. It is well accepted principle that in complex social, economic and commercial matters, decisions have to be taken by governmental authorities keeping in view several factors and it is not possible for the courts to consider competing claims and to conclude which way the balance tilts. Courts are illequipped to