HC asks to shorten liquor queues, Bevco to open more counters to comply
- Bevco has directed the outlets under it to open as many counters as possible to cater to the rush of customers
- Most of the Bevco outlets in the state have a space crunch as they operate out of small, confined spaces
- Kerala High Court asked the Bevco not to make customers stand outside the shops for long
- The HC bench observed that the long queues are an affront to the dignity of those who come to buy liquor
FollowKerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) is all set to open multiple sales counters in its stores across the state in the backdrop of a High Court order to keep the long queues in front of the liquor outlets in check.
Bevco has directed the outlets under it to open as many counters as possible to cater to the massive rush of customers, according to reports. However, most of the liquor outlets in the state have a space crunch as they operate out of small, confined spaces.
Terming long queues outside liquor shops as "an affront to the dignity of people" buying the beverage, the Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the Bevco not to make customers stand outside the shops for long.
The HC bench observed that the long queues are an affront to the dignity of those who come to buy liquor and asked the Bevco to stop the practice of barricading the outlet and making the customer stand outside to buy liquor.
A bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran gave the direction to the Bevco, which runs the liquor outlets selling India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). The judge gave the warning on a petition of a businessman against the functioning of a KSBC-run liquor outlet near his establishment.
