R.Banumathi, C.J.

This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by a practising Advocate of this Court seeking for a direction upon the respondents to implement the provisions of Article 47 read with Article 21 of the Constitution of India for bringing prohibition in the State of Jharkhand and/or for bringing about gradual prohibition of the consumption of liquor, which is injurious to health except for medical purposes.

2. The brief facts are as follows:-

The petitioner is a social activist and is deeply concerned with the evils of alcoholism in the Society, which, according to the petitioner, is not only increasing number of crimes but is also injurious to health of the common people. The State has been encouraging and freely and liberally giving licence for having wine shops on highways, which is completely against the directives of Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, Government of India, whereby the State has been asked to review the licence and not to allow any liquor vans abreast the highways. Due to the liberal attitude of the State, tremendous increase of accidents on the highways was found and during the year 2011, total number of 24655 road accidents were r