HC dismisses PIL seeking online sale, home delivery of liquor in UP

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking framing of policy to permit online sale and home delivery of liquor in Uttar Pradesh.

Dismissing a PIL filed by lawyer Gopal Krishna Pandey, a division bench comprising acting chief justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and justice Subhash Chandra Sharma observed, “Finding the subject matter as a policy of the state we are not inclined to allow online sale of liquor.”

The counsel for the petitioner submitted that certain states have issued notification to allow online sale of liquor. It was in pursuance of the observations made by Supreme Court to the states to consider non-direct sale, including online/home delivery of liquor, to avoid over-crowding and to maintain social distancing norms in view of Covid-19.