The Supreme Court on September 23, 2022 refused to entertain a plea to regulate the production, distribution and consumption of liquor in New Delhi.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit said the court did not want to intervene as this issue concerned policy and should be best left to the government.
The petitioner, advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, said unlike in the case of cigarettes there are hardly any warning labels or pictures showing the danger caused by the consumption of liquor.