The court found violation of social distancing norms at the TASMAC stores and said liquor is not an essential item The Madras High Court on Friday ordered closure of all state-run TASMAC liquor shops in Tamil Nadu and permitted only online sale of liquor in the state.
The court found violation of social distancing norms at the stores and said liquor is not an essential item and ordered the closure until 17 May, when the lockdown imposed by Centre is supposed to end.
Madras HC judges saw the video footage of TASMAC shops of last 48 hours and agreed with the people who filed the case that MHA guidelines have been violated and ordered the closure of the stores with immediate effect.