The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL which sough a direction to the State for framing necessary policy for home delivery of liquor.

A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma noted that the petitioner did not cite reasons like avoiding overcrowding rather it relied on argument of increase in revenue of the State.

Petitioner has shown its concern to increase the revenue of the State and other aspect which includes purchase of liquor even by those who may be shy in making purchase from the shop. The reasons given is not to avoid overcrowding or to maintain social distancing to follow the Covid-19 protocol

Advocates Bharat Pratap Singh and Shivam Shukla, appearing for the petitioner argued that certain State Governments had issued notification to allow the delivery of liquor online


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