Madras HC orders closing of TASMACs until lockdown ends

The Madras High Court on Friday, ordered the Tamil Nadu government to close down its liquor outlets until the lockdown is lifted completely.

However, the High Court paved way for online sale and door delivery of liquor.

A special division bench comprising of Justice Vineeth Kothari and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana passed an interim order on a batch of pleas moved by various petitioners.

This is the 3rd time the Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn an order issued earlier. On May 5, the government withdrew an order that said that TASMAC outlets across the state would open on May 7. It appended the order to exclude the TASMAC outlets within Chennai. Earlier on May 4, an HR&CE order that mandated temples to donate to CM’s relief fund was withdrawn after the bench comprising of same judges found it legally untenable.