SC stays Madras HC order asking Tamil Nadu to close liquor shops in state

Lawyer Yogesh Kanna, appearing for the state government, said the top court issued notices to those who had filed the pleas in the high court seeking closure of the liquor outlets in the state

The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Madras High Court order which had asked the Tamil Nadu government to close state-run liquor vends on the ground that there was violation of guidelines meant to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following the stay on the high court order by the apex court the state-owned liquor shops may reopen in the state.

A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, S K Kaul and B R Gavai stayed the May 8 order of the High Court after taking