Retired CISF Personnel Entitled to Liquor Quota at CAPF Canteens : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that retired members of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) are entitled to the liquor quota benefit available to other armed forces veterans.

The ruling came in two petitions filed by the CISF Ex-Service Welfare Association and retired personnel, challenging a 2024 order of the CISF Director-General that denied them access to the Canteen Liquor Management System (CLMS).

The Court observed that CISF officers perform critical duties at central installations and directed the authorities to extend the liquor quota facility to retirees on par with other veterans of the armed forces.

[CISF Ex-Service Welfare Association v Union of India & Ors]