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HC allows Delhi bars, restaurants to serve herbal flavoured hookahs

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Jasleen Kaur
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HC allows Delhi bars, restaurants to serve herbal flavoured hookahs
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted interim relief to petitioners, operating bars and restaurants in the national capital and allowed them to sell and serve herbal flavoured hookahs subject to an undertaking that they will follow Covid-19 guidelines.
Justice Rekha Palli made it clear that bars and restaurants would give an undertaking that they would serve only herbal hookah following strict Covid-19 protocols. The Delhi High Court gave interim order on various petitions filed by bars and restaurants seeking permission to sell and serve herbal flavoured hookahs. The court has listed the matter for February next year for further hearing. 8 Best Places For Hookah In Delhi Under Rs 500 | So Delhi Also read | Delhi adds 2,569 dengue cases over a week, total tally crosses 5,000; highest since 2016 The Delhi Government had earlier opposed the plea filed by various bars and restaurants seeking permission to sell and serve herbal flavoured hookahs. Justifying its decision, the Delhi Government said it would like to continue the prohibition on the use of hookah (with and without tobacco i.e. herbal hookah, water pipes and other hookah like devices) at all public places, including hotels, restaurants, eatery houses, bars, pubs; discotheques etc. Top 10 hookah bars in Delhi you must try The submission of the Delhi Government had come on an affidavit filed through its standing counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi. Several bars, restaurants, eating had recently approached the Delhi High Court requesting the court to issue direction to the Delhi Government and the Delhi Police not to interfere with the sale /service of herbal flavour hookahs and not to take coercive/ adverse steps. Also read | Taking to Instagram, Esha Deol sets fitness goals for fans Advocate Nandini Sahni, appearing for the petitioners,  contended that individual hookah would be provided to the customers and would not be shared with other customers at any cost, in the restaurants and eatery houses run by them. Delhi: FIR against 3 hookah bar joints in Rohini over violation of COVID-19 norms, 103 arrested | India News – India TV -PTC News
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