Day after Bombay High Court questions FDA on selective checks on hotels, lawyer association canteen shut for now
The Bombay Bar Association canteen temporarily closed following a Bombay High Court inquiry into selective food safety inspections by the FDA. The court has ordered a broader inspection of all government and semi-government eating establishments.
Why it matters
It highlights judicial oversight of regulatory bodies and the enforcement of public health standards in government facilities.
A day after the Bombay High Court questioned the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its selective checks on restaurants and hotels for food safety, the canteen run by an association of lawyers inside the High Court premises voluntarily discontinued its services temporarily.
FDA officials visited the canteen premises on Thursday (July 30, 2026), but the Bombay Bar Association (BBA) insisted the decision to temporarily discontinue its services was taken voluntarily, and not driven by any adverse order from the State Government regulator.
"This is a step initiated by the association. No adverse communication or order or notice has been received by the association from the FDA pursuant to their visit on 30th July 2026," BBA secretary Naushad Engineer clarified in a statement. The statement added services at the canteen in south Mumbai would resume shortly.
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