HP govt denotifies 16 State Highways post SC liquor sale ban
In order to circumvent the highway liquor ban, Himachal Pradesh government has denotified 16 State Highways as 'Major District Roads'. The Supreme Court has banned the sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and State Highways. Notably, several other states have also requested the Centre to denotify National Highways as State Highways, so they too may bypass the ban.