Rock and Barrel Developers Pvt. Ltd.Thru.Owner Prop.Ajay Gupta and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Food Safety and Drug Administration Lko. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. 3532 of 2026, order dated 13 April 2026, coram Alok Mathur and Amitabh Kumar Rai, JJ. Hookah bar sought to be operated by Rock And Barrel Developers Pvt. Ltd. attached to restaurant 'The Drowning Street', Kanpur Road, Lucknow; petitioner holds food service at restaurant licence dated 10.2.2026 from the Department of Food Supplies and Drug Administration; no hookah-bar licence issued and no enabling provisions exist; Court declines to permit operation until Government frames proper guidelines; no good ground for interference; counter affidavit/rejoinder timelines set; listed for 25.5.2026. Keywords: hookah bar, restaurant licence, food safety and drug administration, writ petition, interim relief refused, Lucknow.
What did the court decide?
Interim permission to run the hookah bar not granted; counter affidavit to be filed within three weeks, rejoinder affidavit within next two weeks, and case listed on 25.5.2026.