Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Maharashtra FDA Finds Two Unlicensed Canteens at Bombay High Court
Maharashtra’s food-safety officers inspected the canteens at the Bombay High Court.
The inspection happened after judges asked whether government places were checked like private businesses.
Tukaram Mundhe said there were three canteens.
Two of them did not have the required licences.
The Mantralaya canteen had already been inspected.
Mundhe said his team visited the High Court canteen the next day.
He said food-safety rules should apply to both private and government establishments.
He also said that he challenges himself rather than other people.
Maharashtra FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe said two of three Bombay High Court canteens lacked licences.
The inspection followed questions about whether government establishments faced the same scrutiny as private ones.
Mundhe said the High Court canteen was inspected the day after the issue arose during a hearing.
The Mantralaya canteen had already been inspected, according to Mundhe.
Mundhe said the inspection was not targeted at the court but reflected consistent food-safety enforcement.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, led by Tukaram Mundhe, inspected the canteens.
- What
- Officials found that two of three Bombay High Court canteens were operating without licences.
- When
- The inspection was carried out the day after the issue was raised during a court hearing.
- Where
- At the Bombay High Court in Maharashtra; the Mantralaya canteen had also been inspected.
- Why
- The inspection followed questions about whether government and semi-government establishments were being checked like private establishments.
- Agency
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration
- Official quoted
- Tukaram Mundhe
- Establishments inspected
- Three Bombay High Court canteens
- Finding
- Two canteens were operating without licences
- Earlier inspection
- The Mantralaya canteen had already been inspected
- Inspection timing
- The High Court canteen was inspected the day after the hearing-related questions
- Mundhe’s position
- Food-safety rules should apply consistently to private and government establishments