PIL filed in Patna High Court challenging total ban on alcohol

April 06, 2016 14:57

A public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed today in the Patna High Court challenging the Bihar government's decision to clamp total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state. An ex-serviceman A N Singh filed the PIL in the Patna High Court, a day after the Nitish Kumar ministry declared Bihar a total dry state. The petition contended that the state government's decision violated human rights of a citizen about what to eat and drink.

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