<p>The Kerala High Court has stayed the Kerala Government's directive to supply liquor to those suffering from alcohol dependence syndrome based on doctors' prescriptions.</p>.<p>The court observed that directing doctors to prescribe alcohol to those suffering from alcoholism could be only considered as a prescribing a disaster. The court stayed the government directive for three weeks and sought the Kerala government's response.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html#1"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The court was considering a batch of petitions including that of a Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association and some doctors.</p>.<p>Even as the Kerala government issued the directive in this regard the other day, it was not implemented.</p>.<p>After liquor sales were stopped in Kerala following lockdown, four persons committed suicide in the state suspected to be due to withdrawal syndrome and a large number of persons approached hospitals. Citing this scenario Kerala government decided that those suffering from withdrawal syndrome may be provided a maximum of three-litre liquor a week based on doctor's prescription and the Kerala State Beverages Corporation, which is the sole distributor of liquor in the state, decided to deliver liquor at doorsteps of the needy.</p>
<p>The Kerala High Court has stayed the Kerala Government's directive to supply liquor to those suffering from alcohol dependence syndrome based on doctors' prescriptions.</p>.<p>The court observed that directing doctors to prescribe alcohol to those suffering from alcoholism could be only considered as a prescribing a disaster. The court stayed the government directive for three weeks and sought the Kerala government's response.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html#1"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The court was considering a batch of petitions including that of a Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association and some doctors.</p>.<p>Even as the Kerala government issued the directive in this regard the other day, it was not implemented.</p>.<p>After liquor sales were stopped in Kerala following lockdown, four persons committed suicide in the state suspected to be due to withdrawal syndrome and a large number of persons approached hospitals. Citing this scenario Kerala government decided that those suffering from withdrawal syndrome may be provided a maximum of three-litre liquor a week based on doctor's prescription and the Kerala State Beverages Corporation, which is the sole distributor of liquor in the state, decided to deliver liquor at doorsteps of the needy.</p>
