HC orders closure of Liquor shops in Tamil Nadu, allows online sales

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered the closure of liqour shops run by the only liquour seller in Tamil Nadu, the state government-owned Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC). The court said that online sales of liquor could be allowed in the State.
 

The opening of shops in districts, except Chennai on May 7, has resulted in people thronging the outlets without maintaining social distancing norms at a time when the number of Covid-19 cases in the state are seeing an upsurge. Tamil Nadu posted 600 new Covid-19 positive cases on Friday, taking the total number of Covid-19