New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the assistance of solicitor general Tushar Mehta in a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the sale of alcohol in tetra packs, alleging that deceptive packaging resembling fruit juice could mislead consumers, encourage underage drinking and pose public health risks.

Granting four weeks for the Centre to file its response to the petition filed by an organisation, Community Against Drunken Driving, a bench headed by justice Vikram Nath said that despite notice being issued on the petition in May, no response had been filed by the Centre, nor had any lawyer appeared on behalf of the central government.

"We grant four weeks to the Union of India to file its counter affidavi...