Bombay High Court Restores Hotel Alankar’s Food Licence, Says Suspension Cannot Continue After Compliance
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday revoked the suspension of a hotel’s food licence, observing that an establishment cannot be kept under suspension indefinitely after it has rectified deficiencies and achieved “exemplar” compliance. Hotel Licence Suspended After Surprise Inspection Revealed Deficiencies A bench of Justices Sharmila Deshmukh and Neeraj Dhote set aside an appellate order…
The Bombay High Court has restored the food licence of Hotel Alankar, located in Karad, following its suspension after a surprise inspection revealed several deficiencies. The court observed that an establishment cannot be kept under suspension indefinitely after it has rectified deficiencies and achieved "exemplar" compliance. Initially, the hotel scored 75 out of 110 marks, or 69%, and was marked "non-compliant".
However, during a re-inspection on July 31, the hotel scored 106 out of 110 marks, or 97%, which under the grading system amounted to "exemplar" compliance. Despite this, the appellate authority had continued the suspension, citing violations of licence conditions, an earlier finding that used cooking oil was unsafe, and allegations that the hotel had continued operations during the suspension period.
The court questioned the continuation of the suspension, stating that the purpose of suspending a food licence is to protect public health, and that it cannot continue indefinitely after deficiencies have been rectified.
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