Worried by crowds, SC suggests home delivery of alcohol
NEW DELHI: Worried by the large number of people throwing social distancing norms to the wind and jo..
NEW DELHI: Worried by the large number of people throwing social distancing norms to the wind and jostling at liquor vends as soon as they opened after a long break, the Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the Centre could look at possible home delivery or indirect sale of liquor to prevent crowding.
Arguing for public interest litigation (PIL), petitioner G Natarajan and advocate Sai Deepak told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that a fresh ban on liquor should be enforced as the experience showed that people were ready to put their lives at risk by breaching social distancing norms.
He said long queues before liquor vends, where people often jostled with each other to maintain their position, put public health at risk given the contagious nature of Covid-19.
He said liquor vends appeared few in number given the large number of people descending to purchase alcohol the moment stores were opened. He requested the court to issue a direction to the home ministry to issueRead More – Source
