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Plea to shift liquor shops dismissed

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: A public interest litigation petition, seeking to relocate the retail liquor shops to police station premises in order to prevent material theft from the outlets, was dismissed by the Madras High Court on Tuesday.

The petition filed by advocate G. Krishnamurthy claimed the police administration was unable to prevent theft of liquor from TASMAC shops all over the State. Offences such as public nuisance, dacoity and assault also took place at these outlets as well as bars attached to them.

If these shops were shifted to police station premises, theft of public property could be prevented, he said. School-going children and people in residential areas too would be benefited. This would prevent a huge revenue loss for the Government, besides discouraging adulteration at these outlets.

The First Bench comprising Chief Justice A.P. Shah and Justice K. Chandru dismissed the plea, stating that it was not a fit case for relief under Article 226 of the Constitution. It asked the petitioner to submit a representation to authorities concerned for shifting the TASMAC shop near his house.

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