representative imagekochi kerala high court on thursday directed the excise department and kerala state beverages corporation bevco to initiate steps to make all staterun liquor stores as walkin shops for the convenience of the citizens this direction came up on a contempt petition regarding the nonimplementation of the high courts order which was passed four years ago to provide a dignified way for citizens to purchase liquor from bevco outlets the case was posted on november 9 2021 for further hearing single bench of justice devan ramachandran also directed the petitioner to implead s shyam sundar the new managing director of bevco into this advt court further remarked that policy change is inevitable in reforming liquor shops there is a change that needs to be done in sales style modifications should not be like taking the filariasis for one foot and putting it on the next leg if liquor stores were like all the other stores with a walkin facility it would solve half the problem since these outlets are small and dingy people line up on the streets making it impossible for women and children to safely walk through these areas justice ramachandran said i dont see why we are burying our heads in the sand this is happening and we all know it he said people were ready to spend thousands on the improvement of liquor stores in the state i am happy to see that there is no poverty when people are lining up in front of liquor stores it is perhaps the only place where there is an egalitarian attitude nobody wants subsidies nobody demands reservations everyone obediently lines up for liquor without complaining he added further ani published on oct 23 2021 at 0247 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app liquor shops ramachandran kerala state beverages corporation kerala high court high court excise department bevco homenewskerala hc directs state govt to make all staterun liquor stores as walkin shops