What is the issue?
Following the Supreme Court’s order banning sale of liquor within 500 metres of any National/State Highway, some states started to circumvent the court’s order.
How are roads classified in India?
Who decides the requirements for classification?
What is the length of India’s road network?
How are National Highways numbered?
Who is responsible for the maintenance?
How do states circumvent the Supreme Court’s order?
Source: Indian Express