Kerala liquor monopoly faces renewed antitrust scrutiny at India's top court
By Freny Patel ( August 17, 2026, 08:31 GMT | Insight) -- India’s top court has revived a challenge to Kerala’s state-backed liquor monopoly, asking the country's antitrust watchdog to respond to allegations of unfair terms and preferential treatment for a state distillery.India's top court has reopened a Kerala liquor-monopoly case, putting the antitrust watchdog's handling of the dispute back under scrutiny....
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