Archive · 6 Sep 2026
FDA Awaits Replies From Five MCA Restaurants Over Third-Party Operations
Maharashtra’s food safety department is checking five restaurants at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s property.
The Mumbai Cricket Association has the food-business licenses for those restaurants.
However, another company, Shirke Infrastructure, is said to be running them.
The FDA says the actual operator must have its own license or registration.
The department sent notices asking for an explanation.
The restaurants had earlier faced action over hygiene and structural problems.
Their license suspensions were lifted after intervention by the Bombay High Court.
The FDA will decide what to do after receiving the replies.
Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration is awaiting replies to notices sent to five MCA restaurants.
The FDA says Mumbai Cricket Association holds the food-business licenses, but Shirke Infrastructure operates the venues.
Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said the actual operator lacks the required license or registration.
The five venues are Permit Room, Pavilion, Mediterranean, Oriental Swing, and Clubway & Pastry Counter.
Their licenses were previously suspended over hygiene and structural violations before the Bombay High Court intervened.
- Who
- Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration, the Mumbai Cricket Association, Shirke Infrastructure, and the five restaurants.
- What
- The FDA is awaiting replies to notices concerning third-party operations and food-business licensing.
- When
- The replies are currently awaited; the license suspensions were lifted last month after Bombay High Court intervention.
- Where
- The Mumbai Cricket Association’s premises in the Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
- Why
- The FDA says the licenses are held by the Mumbai Cricket Association while a different operator allegedly runs the restaurants without the required license or registration.
- Regulator
- Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration
- FDA commissioner
- Tukaram Mundhe
- Number of venues
- Five restaurants and bars
- Venues
- Permit Room, Pavilion, Mediterranean, Oriental Swing, and Clubway & Pastry Counter
- Licensed food-business operator
- Mumbai Cricket Association
- Third-party contractor
- Shirke Infrastructure
- Earlier violations cited
- Hygiene lapses and structural violations
- Next step
- The FDA will issue an order after receiving replies to its notices
