Several states and liquor shop licencees have sought modification of the order and to extend the time limit by 6 to 8 months.
In 1980, the Supreme Court in the Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab abolished the mandatory death penalty in cases of murder and propounded the “rarest of rareâ€doctrine, allowing courts to impose death penalty in cases such as murder, terrorism, treason, espionage.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions seeking modification of its December 2016 order banning liquor shops within 500 metres of state and National Highways across the country.
With the court giving a deadline of March 31 for closure of all the liquor shops located on highways, several states and liquor shop licencees have sought modification of the order and to extend the time limit by six to eight months to comply with the order.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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