• High Court appeal: Som Distilleries is approaching the Madhya Pradesh High Court immediately to challenge the rejection of its Bhopal plant excise license, which management attributes to minor bureaucratic technicalities.
• Guidance and impact: Previous financial guidance will not be met due to disruptions during the peak April–June quarter, resulting in an estimated net impact of 25% on total business after recovering roughly 10% later in the year.
• Production reallocation: Supply for outside markets such as Delhi and exports has been redirected to the newly expanded Uttar Pradesh plant, while facilities in Karnataka and Odisha continue to operate normally.
• Madhya Pradesh sales: The company faces an unmitigated shortfall in Madhya Pradesh, where it holds an approximate 45% market share, because local demand could not be substituted from other state facilities.