The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concern over liquor being sold in tetra pack, saying school kids can easily access it.

“What is this — a juice packet? Should liquor in tetra-packs be permitted at all?” a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked as it termed the practice “dangerous and deceiving”.

While hearing a trademark dispute between two liquor giants, the bench 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.

It strongly disapproved of state governments for prioritising revenue over public health, while voicing concern about the sale of liquor in tetra packs.

The top court was hearing a trademark dispute between John Distilleries Pv

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