The Supreme Court today criticized State governments for prioritizing revenue over public health, while voicing concern about the sale of liquor in tetra packs.

The Court noted that the sale of liquor in tetra packs may provide easy access to school-going children and, being deceptive in looks, it may go unnoticed by parents as well. The development came after the Court was shown tetra-packs containing whiskey for sale during the hearing of a trademark dispute.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with John Distilleries' plea against the Madras High Court order which ruled in favour of Allied Blenders and Distillers , the maker of Officer's Choice whisky, and ordered the removal of John Distilleries' 'Original Choice' trademark from the register of trade

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