After SC ban, bars along highways hunt for new establishments

The SC on Friday ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol within 500 metres from NH and SH

Aman Pasrija is thanking his stars. Had his bar been just 50 metres closer to the NH 8, he would be suffering a loss of Rs 2.5 lakh daily. In a sector in which location is a key factor, Pasrija escaped by a hair’s breadth and was saved from closing the bar in his 80-cover restaurant in the Cyber Hub area in Gurgaon.“I have never felt luckier. We are 550 metres away from the highway. Guess what, I got a surveyor to again measure the distance, just to be sure. My bar can run,” he said. Afraid of putting his