Home delivery of liquor to maintain social distancing: Supreme Court to states

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday rejected demands to stop sale of liquor and advised home delivery to ensure social distancing.

“We will not pass any order. States should consider indirect sale or home delivery of liquor to maintain social distancing,” the top court said.

The apex body was listening to a petition that demanded to declare direct contact sales of alcoholic liquors for human consumption at liquor shops as unconstitutional, null and void.

Advocate Sai Deepak claimed that as seen in various pictures and videos from several parts of the nation, the social distancing norms have been flouted massively during the liquor sale.

He said that this is affecting the life of a common man and urged the top court to direct the Ministry of Home Affairs to make clarifications and state should abide by it.

The government had allowed sale of liquor during lockdown under strict guidelines and rules.