New Delhi, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and states on a public interest litigation (PIL) raising a serious public health concern over the easy availability of alcohol in tetrapacks and disposable bottles, sachets to minors and the accompanying risk of drunken driving. The PIL filed by 'Community Against Drunken Driving' sought uniform guidelines across the country to curb this practice, claiming that these tetrapacks and sachets are deceptively marketed as 'fruit juice' with the cover containing the name and picture of fruits. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said, "This is quite deceptive," as it issued notice to the Centre and state excise departments for their responses. Advocate Vipin Nair, appearing for the petitioner, said unlike cigarette packs and tobacco sachets that come with statutory warning, these packs carry no such label and even if they are present, it is hardly visible. Nair said, "It is alarming that these tetra packs are marketed under labels such as 'Bunty Premium Vodka', 'Chelli Mango Vodka', and 'Premium Romanov Vodka - Apple Thrill', clearly intended to mislead consumers. The use of fruit names alongside colour photos of apples and mangoes on the packaging reinforces this deception." The plea has sought a direction to the Centre to frame a policy applicable to all the states and Union Territories and to forthwith ban the sale of alcohol in tetra packs and sachets. The petitioner NGO, which has been actively pursuing a campaign against drunken driving, said that the issue needs to be tackled legally as the definition of "bottling" and "bottle" under different State Excise Acts is "broad and varying". As a result, liquor is available in portable PET bottles, plastic sachets, and tetrapacks across states. "It is apparent that the excise authorities in various states have allowed liquor to be packaged and sold in inconspicuous packaging. Such packages are very easy to sneak into public places such as parks, educational institutes, and cinema halls. Even children cannot be spotted easily if they consume liquor from such packages," the petition said....