Illicit liquor menace: ‘Don’t dig nicely when home is on fireplace,’ SC tells Punjab authorities
2 min readBy Online Desk
The Supreme Court on Thursday warned the federal government of Punjab to right away undertake strict measures to deal with the large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor within the state.
“Do not dig the well when the house catches fire,” the Supreme Court reportedly noticed.
According to authorized information portal Live Law, the state authorities advised the bench, comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar, that they’d already taken steps in the appropriate route “because of this court’s indulgence.”
“Have you seen Bihar today?” Justice Shah requested, referring to the Bihar hooch tragedy in Saran district that has claimed the lives of at 39 folks, with the demise toll nonetheless rising. “This is exactly what we want to avoid!” the decide exclaimed.
The petitioner, Live Law report mentioned, submitted earlier than the court docket that the first concern is just low-level individuals are being arrested. The folks really manufacturing and supplying the liquor are escaping the police scanner.
Even on earlier events, the court docket had slammed the Punjab authorities over this situation.
The Supreme Court on Thursday warned the federal government of Punjab to right away undertake strict measures to deal with the large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor within the state.
“Do not dig the well when the house catches fire,” the Supreme Court reportedly noticed.
According to authorized information portal Live Law, the state authorities advised the bench, comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar, that they’d already taken steps in the appropriate route “because of this court’s indulgence.”
“Have you seen Bihar today?” Justice Shah requested, referring to the Bihar hooch tragedy in Saran district that has claimed the lives of at 39 folks, with the demise toll nonetheless rising. “This is exactly what we want to avoid!” the decide exclaimed.
The petitioner, Live Law report mentioned, submitted earlier than the court docket that the first concern is just low-level individuals are being arrested. The folks really manufacturing and supplying the liquor are escaping the police scanner.
Even on earlier events, the court docket had slammed the Punjab authorities over this situation.
