New delhi, March 6 -- Pointing towards increasing amount of arbitrariness in beer regulations in Karnataka, the Brewers Association of India (BAI) has said the State Government while dealing with the applications of rounding off of the declared price (DP) was favouring some companies.

The Karnataka government introduced the concept of rounding off of the DP (declared price) to nearest Rs 5 was introduced, while the application of one beer supplier, viz, M/s Som Breweries and Distilleries which applied with an upward price revision got approved without due documentary substantiation, the plea of BAI members were put on hold, the BAI, the apex body of the beer industry, which represents India's largest beer makers such as the AB InBev, Carls...