Patel v. Board of License Commissioners

This case addresses the circumstances under which a person who holds a license to sell alcoholic beverages is deemed to be “aggrieved” by, and thereby have standing to challenge, a decision of a board of license commissioners to issue an alcoholic beverages license to a nearby business. Hiteshbhai Patel, appellant, holds a Class A beer and wine license for the use of Omkara, Inc., t/a Big Willey’s (“Big Willey’s”), a convenience store in Crisfield, Maryland. 1 He sought judicial review of the December 29, 2011, decision of the Board of License Commissioners for Somerset County (the “Board”),…