The Madras High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the quality of eatables sold in bars attached to State-run liquor shops and directed the State government as well as the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) to submit by Friday a list of bars which had obtained licences under the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006. A Division Bench of Justices N. Kirubakaran and V. Parthiban issued the direction while hearing a related case. The judges wanted the government to let the court know by when it would close down 500 liquor shops for the current year since the AIADMK had promised to shut shops in a phased manner.
