NEW DELHI: In a reprieve to bar owners in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Wednesday told the state government not to enforce its order prohibiting functioning of non-five-star hotel bars till Thursday when the court will take up for hearing a batch of petitions challenging the ban order.
The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Anil R Dave asked the state government to keep its hands off as it would hear the matter on Thursday when it was mentioned by a battery of senior lawyers representing different petitioners.
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The Kerala government has passed an order banning the sale of liquor at bars and hotels below the five-star category and the ban order comes into force on Sep 11.
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