REPEAL DRACONIAN LAW TO BAN SALE OF LIQUOR ALONG HIGHWAYS IN INDIA

The Hon. Supreme Court of India has passed an order banning the sale of liquor on Highways throughout the country. Lakhs of businesses are going to be affected causing a cascading effect on dependent industries and its employees. Many will be left jobless or may find it extremely difficult to make ends meet henceforth. This may lead to increased crime rates, depression or even suicides! The Hon. Supreme Court has observed that every year lakhs (approximately 5 lakh in 2015) of accidents occur on Highways leading to several deaths, out of which many are due to drunk driving (about 3.3% of all road accidents). The Hon. Supreme Court, in an effort to curb drunken driving has decided to disallow sale of liquor along State and National Highways and remove all advertising boards that promote liquor brands. The three judge bench of the SC believes that such liquor shops, bars and advertisement boards are a temptation and must be disallowed. Though the intention of the SC is noble and th...