Plea seeks bigger warning sign on liquor bottles

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and Delhi government on a petition filed in public interest seeking directions to increase

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and Delhi government on a petition filed in public interest seeking directions to increase the size of ‘statutory warnings’ on liquor bottles and packaging.

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A bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked both governments to file their response by December 7.

The petition, filed by Delhi resident Ved Pal, also sought direction from the government to come up with a policy and plan about the nature, size and contents of the mandatory statutory warnings on liquor bottles and their packaging.

The plea said that statutory warning of a larger size when visible shall be more effective in discouraging people from consuming alcohol.

It also said that the larger format would work better in preventing health-related issues and even leave a positive impact by reducing addiction and dependency on alcohol thereby positively impacting family life of everyone concerned.