Apply in person

1. One need to apply for a license to the State Excise Department.
2. Link for contact details: Contact link
3. Go to the license issuing authority of your area to do the preliminary round of discussion for the area you wanted to obtain the license. If the area proposed is accepted, then the applicant can start his work.
4. Applicant shall apply to the issuing authority after the required document and fees requirement are in place.
5. Please follow as per the authorities advice on application process. Their might be a format to apply or can be a written one.
6. Once the application is received, authorities will verify the details and inform about the successive steps.
7. Inspection of place, if required will be done through police department and announcement the fee to be paid will also be informed. Applicant has to pay the fees as advice.
8. After all the formalities are successful, applicant will be informed to collect the license. Collect the license from the authorities.

• Aadhaar card
• ID proof
• Residence proof
• Proof of Age (more than 21 years of age)
• Proof of the address of establishment where the permit is required
• Supporting document from statutory body

State Excise Department

2nd Floor, Diamond Jubilee Commercial Complex,
Vokkaligara Bhavan Building, Hudson Circle,
Sampangiramnagar, Ashwath Nagar,
Sampangi Rama Nagara, Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560027
Phone:080 2221 3331
Link for details: Contact link

• In case of individual, any person of or above the age of twenty one years who is a citizen of India or a Person of Indian Origin (P.I.O.)
• a firm
• a company
• a society.

For fee details use the following link: Fee details

Permit is valid for six months or the period mentioned.

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Processing time varies from 3 days to 10 days based on the requirement.

Karnataka - Obtain a Liquor Posession Permit
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The Excise & Taxation Department is a revenue department and it is in charge of issuing Liquor Possession Permits.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

• As per government policy, Liquor is sold / served with provision of certificate and licensing. On demand for a temporary need one can avail liquor possession permit for the place he / she needs to serve.
• This permit is for a specific period and is considered as temporary.
• Permissible Possession of liquor as provided by Karnataka is provided at the following link: Online link
• This Permit is required for serving liquor by an individual to his guests on some special occasion or function organized in a Hotel, Community Center or any other place (booked / used for holding a function).

• The permit guides the quantity of liquor to be possessed by the license holder for the period.

• Applicant have not been convicted of any offense.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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