Overview

• Owners of three rooftop bars and restaurants petitioned the High Court to challenge KMC’s stop-operation orders and faced a hearing on May 27
• The High Court ordered on May 6 that petitioners be heard before any coercive measures are enforced except in cases of immediate danger
• The hearing panel included KMC’s additional commissioner and officials from the fire services, police, excise directorate and the National Restaurant Association of India Proprietors were directed to submit business licences, building sanction plans and other supporting documents by June 11 for compliance review
• KMC’s shutdown orders still apply to all 83 rooftop venues inspected after the April 29 fire at Rituraj Hotel that killed 14 people