Set up liquor outlets in a civilised manner, HC tells Bevco
The Hindu
‘Consumers should be provided basic facilities’
The Kerala High Court on Friday highlighted the need for the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) setting up liquor retail outlets in a civilized manner and selling liquor like any other commodity, by providing basic facilities to consumers. Justice Devan Ramachandran made the oral remarks while hearing a contempt of court petition filed against the Excise Commissioner for not complying with a court directive to shift a liquor shop on Kuruppam road in Thrissur. The court orally pointed out that people were scared of coming near or walking past Bevco retail shops as they had been set up in a shabby manner. The whole areas near liquor shops were vitiated because all kinds of people were made to stand in queues for hours on end for buying liquor. People residing near the shops found it difficult to come out of their homes and children and women were not able to walk past such shops.More Related News