Supreme Court Rejects PIL Against Wine Tetra Packs in UP

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recently dismissed a PIL challenging the availability of wine in tetra packs in Uttar Pradesh, while allowing the petitioner to submit a representation before state authorities. The Bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N. Kotiswar Singh Pancholi, was hearing a plea filed by Meenakshi Tiwari, who argued that the easy availability of liquor in tetra packs could adversely impact school students. The petitioner told the Court that her daughter lives in Ahmedabad where such packaging was not prevalent. “There is no problem there, but in UP children will carry these tetra packs to classes,” the Bench was told. The Court noted that the Uttar Pradesh excise policy did not expressly permit the sale of liquor in tetra packs. However, it observed that an administrative decision taken by the state government in February 2025 had allowed the sale of liquor in such small packages. “The said policy decision is on record

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