India, Nov. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has restored the performance licence of a Mira Road bar and restaurant, setting aside two orders suspending its operations for 90 days following a police raid last year. The court held that authorities cannot suspend or revoke an establishment's licence merely on the basis of allegations when the charges have not yet been proved.

"Till the time the matter is in the realm of allegations only, the accused (bar) cannot be visited with the consequences of revocation or suspension of the licence," a single-judge bench of Justice N J Jamadar said in a recent order.

Uday Shetty, proprietor of Shreenidhi Enterprises (Mela) Restaurant and Bar (SERB) in Mira Road East, had approached the High Court challengi...