Supreme Court Allows Plea on Liquor Tetra Packs Before UP Authority
The Supreme Court of India disposed of a PIL challenging the sale of liquor in tetra packs under the Uttar Pradesh excise policy and allowed the petitioner to raise concerns before the competent state authority.
The Court noted that there was no material showing any express permission for selling liquor in tetra packs under the policy. However, it observed that an administrative decision appeared to allow such packaging, though the policy itself was not on record.
“We do not find that there is any express permission of selling liquor in tetra pack under that excise policy. However, it seems that some administrative decision was taken on February 4 permitting such small packaging of liquor. The said policy is not on record. It would not be expedient to express anything in relation thereto,” the Court observed.
The Court granted liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation before the appropriate authority, which will examine the issue.
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