No more than two 750ml bottles, once a week: HC revises Tamil Nadu liquor sale guidelines

Mras High Court on Thursday introduced new regulations regarding sale of liquor in state after state government on May 4 permitted sale of alcohol. High Court verdict came after a petition was filed aimed at rejecting state government's order to permit sales.

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Revised guidelines by Mras HC

Bench, led by Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice Pushpa Sathyanaranana, rejected plea to enforce a complete stopp of sales of liquor. 

Bench directed that bulk sales of liquor will t be allowed, and that t more than two bottles of 750ml of liquor of any will be allowed to be sold and that one customer can purchase liquor only twice in a week, with a gap of three days between purchases. 

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High Court order furr states, "We direct that State and TASMAC should consider immediately method of sale of liquors online and upon online payment, Tokens can be issued online to persons concerned with time slots given on same, when customer can go and collect his liquor bottles alrey sold to him on Token produced by him or shown by him to concerned salespersons. This will largely avoid unnecessary crowding at TASMAC shops. he exception to online booking for liquor can be me only for those persons who do t have phone facility available to m and cant book it online and for whom, separate counters for issuance of Tokens and sale or distribution of liquor bottles can be opened at TASMAC shop in question so that social distancing or physical distancing as per rms prescribed and opted."

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state government's decision to allow sale of liquor has been met with criticism, and opposition parties have hit back at Eddapi K Palaniswami's ministration, accusing it of being callous. 

On Monday evening, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin criticised government and said that  reopening of TASMAC shops is a decision that will t help to stop spre of coronavirus and that it is t public's fault that state's revenues have fallen. Stalin said that it's a dangerous decision and that a government with concerns for citizens would t have taken such a decision. Kamal Haasan similarly criticised Tamil Nu government. 

DMK leers, led by Stalin protested decision by holding black flags, posters and wearing black shirts in ir house.

On Tuesday, state government partially reversed decision and banned opening of TASMAC shops in Chennai, but kept it open across rest of state. 

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state government earned a whopping Rs 31,157 crores from sale of liquor in 2018/19 and it is one of major sources of revenue generation for government.

Tamil Nu is one of worst affected states, with 4,829 cases of virus and 35 deaths due to virus.