: Gujarat prohibition: State can’t dictate what citizens eat or drink, says plea in HC #IndiaNEWS The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday heard a batch of petitions challenging the state government’s

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Gujarat prohibition: State can’t dictate what citizens eat or drink, says plea in HC #IndiaNEWS
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday heard a batch of petitions challenging the state government’s Prohibition Act, under which the sale and consumption of liquor is banned, Bar and Bench reported.One of the petitions argued that the law was irrational and unfair, according to PTI. “The state cannot dictate what he [a citizen] will eat and what he will drink,� Rajiv Patel, the petitioner said. Patel added that citizens had the right to choose how to live as long as they were not causing any inconvenience to society.“When it is found that privacy interests come in, then the state has no compelling reason to continue an existing law, which penalises private transportation, possession and consumption of liquor that cause no harm to others,� the petitioner added, according to PTI. “The provisions destroy the right to life, personal liberty and privacy which is a pivotal facet of Article 21 of the Constitution.� Wednesday was the third day of the hearing in the case. On Tuesday, the petitioners had argued that the government might as well control what food people consume at home if it put restrictions on alcohol consumption, according to The Indian Express. Advocate General Kamal Trivedi, who represented the state government, opposed this argument. “The right to eat non-veg within four...Read more

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