The delhi administration has informed the delhi HC that the revised excise policy's reduced drinking limit have "nothing to do with drunken driving." The delhi administration has justified the revised excise rule that enables people under the age of 21 to buy alcohol. "Seeking limits on the legal age for alcohol consumption when the voter ages in the nation is 18 is like residing in an ivory tower," said senior attorney abhishek Manu Singhvi, who'd been defending the AAP administration.

"No one in their right mind favors drunken driving," Singhvi added, stressing that drunken driving is illegal and punishable. "Today, the right to vote is 18, and to say that persons above the age of 18 are not allowed to consume alcohol is to dwell in an ivory tower. The legal drinking restriction in most regions around delhi is 18. This does not imply that allowing persons above the age of 18 allows for drunk driving. This has an emotional component to it. In addition, there are stringent regulations in place to prevent drunk driving "Singhvi said. (CADD) has asked for mandatory age checks at establishments that sell and serve alcohol, such as bars, pubs, liquor vending machines, and any other food and beverage establishment.

The delhi government has been sent with a letter, and the case will be heard once more on september 17. The petitioners want government-issued identification cards to be used to conduct age checks in booze stores and bars. They also asked the court to stop allowing doorstep alcohol delivery until the delivery company has a reliable age checks system in place.
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25/08/2021 11:46 AM