Bad news for tipplers: Half of Bengaluru pubs haven’t renewed their licenses
2 years, 9 months ago

Bad news for tipplers: Half of Bengaluru pubs haven’t renewed their licenses

Hindustan Times  

Several pubs across Bengaluru, which is home to the highest number of microbreweries in India, operate with expired bar licenses as they face increased operational costs and high license fees. Given the challenges faced by the industry, the Federation of Wine Merchants’ Associations of Karnataka even sought a waiver of at least 25% in the license fees by the State government. We had requested for license fees to be waived off for that current month, but there was no remedy to that as well.” Forced shutdowns due to noise complaints Some pubs also faced forced closures by police due to noise complaints by residents living in the vicinity. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreenivas Oka and Justice SR Krishna Kumar slammed the city police, KSPCB, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the state government administration for failing to take action against noise pollution created by music played in Indiranagar’s pubs and live music venues.

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