Highway Liquor Ban Comes Into Effect, Jokes Are Flowing On Twitter

A Supreme Court ruling last week banned bars and liquor shops along national highways in a bid to reduce instances of drunk driving. Although the ban is applicable only on sale of liquor within 500 metres of a highway, state governments have already started looking for ways to circumvent the ban - including denotifying roads as highways. Since the ruling came into effect on April 1, Twitter has exploded with funny tweets. Check out what people are saying about the highway liquor ban on the micro-blogging website:

People are poking fun of the lengths that state governments have gone to circumvent the ban
 

To avoid liquor ban around National Highways, #Punjab changes NH status of its road to state highway. Yeh Mera India

- Chaitanya Kulkarni (@chai2kul) March 17, 2017

And so have bars and pubs
 

Funny. Cyber Hub guys changed the entrance to Front Side to show that Entry is 1.2 Kms from Highway hence No ban.. Man India is amazing

- Corporate Kumar (@Corporatekumar_) April 2, 2017

This astute observation was made
 

All auto guys will be allowed to drink near the highway cos woh 'meter' se kabhi nahin chalte #okbye #HighwayLiquorBan

- Anshu Mor (@anshuMor) April 5, 2017

Haha
 

Took a firang to Cyber hub before the liquor ban, 1st question:
"LOL Is this a highway?"
After taking the 1st sip
"LOL Is this liquor?"

- Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) April 4, 2017

People are waiting for more clever ways to go around the ban
 

Waiting for some clever state to circumvent the highway liquor ban by passing a law redefining the metre as one-tenth of an inch.

- Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 4, 2017

Some people were also worried
 

The way I hoard alcohol, the SC may soon ban me from living so close to the National Highway.

- TD (@ttrinadasgupta) April 4, 2017

Many jokes were cracked
 

Temporary bar at 501 Mtrs from the Highway. pic.twitter.com/3mFcjkbBkh

- Devendra (@Majordevendra) April 4, 2017

Puns were thought of
 

If you own a bar on the highway, you will be behind the bars. - Supreme Court

- Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 1, 2017

Perhaps...
 

Perhaps the SC had meant to convey that no highway shall pass within 500m of a bar.

- Raj (@chennaikaran) April 1, 2017

And Amul 'milked' the opportunity for another hilarious pun
 

#Amul Topical: The 500 metre SC ruling! pic.twitter.com/Mao7QDXhk3

- Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) April 4, 2017

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