Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Mumbai Temple, Residents Seek MLA's Help in Wine Shop Dispute
In Mumbai, a Jain temple and local residents are upset about a wine shop operating near the temple.
They say the shop is too close and causes problems for their religious activities.
They asked a local leader, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, to help them.
The temple group says they have official papers showing the temple's back gate is used, but the wine shop owner says the gate hasn't been used for a long time and they have been running the shop for 25 years without any complaints.
The temple group has taken the matter to court, and they want the government to support them.
Jain temple members and local residents seek MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha's intervention in a dispute over a wine shop near Shree Anantnathji Jain Derasar in Mumbai.
The wine shop, Anand Wine Shop, is operating 13 metres from the temple's back gate, which the temple members allege is illegal and disturbs religious practices.
A writ petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Mumbai city collector's order that upholds the legality of the wine shop.
The temple group claims they submitted official records, including a 1989 building plan and RTI replies, to support their case but were ignored.
The wine shop owner denies the allegations, stating the shop has been operating for 25 years without any objections and the temple's back gate has not been used for 30 years.
- Who
- Jain temple members, local residents, and merchants vs. wine shop owner Sushil Khatanhar
- What
- Dispute over the operation of a wine shop near a Jain temple
- When
- Legal battle ongoing, recent delegation meeting with MLA
- Where
- Masjid Bunder, Mumbai
- Why
- Temple members allege the wine shop disturbs religious practices and causes distress, while the owner denies allegations and claims long-standing operation without issues
- Temple Name
- Shree Anantnathji Jain Derasar
- Location
- Masjid Bunder, Mumbai
- Distance to Wine Shop
- 13 metres
- Wine Shop Name
- Anand Wine Shop
- MLA Involved
- Mangal Prabhat Lodha
- Legal Action
- Writ petition filed in Bombay High Court
- Wine Shop Operation Duration
- 25 years
- Temple Back Gate Usage
- Allegedly not used for 30 years