New Delhi: In a major relief for pubs, bars and restaurants shut down along the State and National Highways, the Supreme Court said that there was nothing wrong with denotifying highways if such roads are within a city.
The apex court said this morning the purpose of its ban was to ensure high-speeding vehicles on Highways don’t have drivers under influence of liquor. “There are no such issues when the roads are within the city. Denotifying such roads as highways may have intelligible differentia,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar said. The expression ‘intelligible differentia’ means difference capable of being understood.
