The apex court, in its December 15, 2016 judgement, had ordered a ban on all liquor shops along national as well as state highways.
In neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, tipplers are easy to lure, if there is an attractive price drop in the products of other brands whereas in Telangana, tipplers can be called hard core brand loyalists due to their nature of sticking to one brand.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on a batch of applications seeking modification of its December 2016 order banning liquor shops within 500 metres of state and national highways across the country with a view to preventing accidents caused by drunken driving.
With the court giving a deadline of March 31 for closure of all liquor shops located on highways, several states and liquor shop licensees have sought modification of the order and extension of the time limit by six to eight months to allow them to comply with the order.
The apex court, in its December 15, 2016 judgement, had ordered a ban on all liquor shops along national as well as state highways across the country.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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