A file photo shows Deepa bar in Vile Parle.
The state home department issued a government resolution (GR) on October 13, revising the fee provisions applicable to orchestra bar establishments within the jurisdiction of the Mumbai police commissioner. 2614 of 2025 before the Bombay high court challenging the fee-related notification. The Mumbai police commissioner’s office had issued a notification on December 4, 2019, providing for a premises licence fee of Rs 2 lakh, applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2018, with a 10% annual renewal increase, according to the GR. The Mumbai police commissioner has been directed to make the necessary amendments to the December 2019 notification and undertake consequential action to implement the government’s decision.
It has also approved concessions in premises and performance licence fees for 2020 and 2021, in proportion to the period for which establishments remained closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision follows representations from the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) and consultations between its representatives and the state government. AHAR had filed writ petition No.