The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions seeking modification of its December 2016 order banning liquor vends within 500 metres of state and national highways across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and S K Kaul assured today a battery of lawyers led by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that it will ensure that the matters are heard tomorrow.<br/><br/>The Attorney General told the court that the apex court judgement, ordering closure of liquor vends alongside highways, will come into effect from April 1 and this leads to a situation where urgent hearing is needed. Today, states like Kerala, Punjab and Telangana had approached the apex court seeking modification of the order.