Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS)
The first bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Acting Chief Justice, T. Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government to shut down liquor shops in the state by 9.30 pm instead of the present 10 pm.
The court gave the directive while hearing a petition filed by Gopinathan and Mohan of Vengathur village in Tiruvallur district requesting the court to direct the Tamil Nadu government to shut down Tasmac shops by 9.30 pm.
The petitioners in their pray said that several people were seen consuming liquor on the roads after 10 pm and creating a disturbance and that this was leading to peaceful living of the people.
Tasmac in its reply informed the court that the timing to open and close its outlets was purely a policy decision of the state government.
It may be noted that there have been several instances of people getting engaged in violence late in the night after consuming liquor from the outlets.
The first bench of the Madras High Court adjourned the matter for a week after recording the submissions by both parties.
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