Madras HC seeks govt’s reply to PIL against online liquor orders
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday sought Tasmac’s reply in a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a stay on the recently rolled out online booking system for liquor purchase.
The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the respondent authorities to file the reply in four weeks.
The PIL, filed by advocate K Balu, president of Advocates’ Forum for Social Justice, alleges that the online booking scheme would not only burden the Tasmac staff but also give rise to law and order issues in case there is an ordinary delay in supply due to the various works imposed upon the limited number of workers employed by Tasmac.
