Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 5
The UT authorities have sealed two restaurants for serving hookah to customers.
During an inspection of clubs and restaurants at 1.30 am last night, Ruchi Singh Bedi, SDM (East), raided and sealed Illusion Lounge and Bar, functioning from the premises of Sultan Restaurant and Bar, Sector 7, for organising a party without permission and violating the norms as fixed by the Chandigarh Administration. The club was also serving hookah to its customers.
The Chandigarh Administration had already issued the orders for the closure of all clubs and restaurants by 11 pm.
Meanwhile, Harjeet Singh Sandhu, SDM (Central), ordered the sealing of Pipe and Barrel Club, Sector 9, for serving hookahs last night.
The Administration has already imposed a ban on serving of flavoured hookahs, including tobacco molasses containing nicotine, for smoke or consumption in hotels, restaurants, bar, taverns and hookah bars.
Earlier, the UT Administration had decided to close down the premises for serving hookah for three days and to punish the owner or the manager under various provisions of the Disaster Management Act.
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