Court stays closing of pubs and bars

Gurugram: The twelve pubs and bars whose licences were recently revoked by the Gurugram administration will not close their operations after the owners were able to get a stay order from the court.

The administration had issued them notices on July 24, revoking their licences for not following certain regulations. In its order, the court has directed the Gurugram police to not take any coercive action till further orders are issued. The order by the Punjab and Haryana high court comes after the petition was filed by the owners of the pubs and bars alleging harassment by the authorities. They have claimed that even though all the permissions were obtained from the agencies, they were not allowed to function.

However, residents living along the MG Road are refusing to budge on the issue of cancellation of licenses to pubs and bars where there is a perception of illegal activities taking place on a large scale.