NEW DELHI: India's top court on Thursday temporarily halted southern tourism state Kerala's move to ban alcohol, handing bars and hotels a last-minute reprieve on the eve of its controversial introduction.
The Supreme Court stayed the Kerala government's plans to introduce almost complete prohibition from Friday, following uproar from hoteliers who feared the move would drive away tourists seeking some booze with their beach holiday.
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