Dear Valued Patrons, as we have been overwhelmed with enquiries on our re-opening date, the management has decided to reveal the facts that are causing the delays as we feel its unfair to our patrons to be kept in the dark with excuses of renovations. The FACT OF THE MATTER pertaining to the re-opening is there has been delays due to the following acts that we deem wrongful in our opinion.
A notice of immediate suspension as published by the media was served dated 8th December 2017 on allegations of vice activities originating from the premises. The immediate suspension however is wrongful in our opinion. Attached in this post are the images containing excerpts from the relevant material for your reference.
1. The Public Entertainments Act (PEA), even after its enhancements and new empowerments in August 2017 only permits one grounds for IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION – 14(2A) which states “immediately suspend a licensee if “proceedings” have commenced.
2. As the word “proceedings” has not been defined, the intention has been extracted from parliamentary readings that elaborate on “proceedings” – it is clear the intention refers to court proceedings. Preliminary investigations, allegations, media articles do not constitute “proceedings”
3. The Notice of Suspension issued after “CAREFUL CONSIDERATION” refers to Section 14(3A) of the PEA. This is clearly FLAWED as the reason why a section is referred to as 14(3A) is simply because it is a SUB-SECTION of 14(3) which is with reference to a topic about demerit points and has no relevance to the circumstances of the suspension.
We appreciate your continuous support and whilst we know most of you are eagerly awaiting our re-opening. We are at present still unable to rectify this matter with the relevant department. Despite the obvious errors we have pointed out and the necessary written formalities submitted, unfortunately the decision has not been overturned whilst our damages continue to increase daily.
We apologize if we have misled you to believe that we are currently under renovation and upgrading works as we have been expecting that the decision to be overturned immediately as the immediate suspension was not constitutional and not in accordance with the statues stated in the PEA. However, due to unknown reasons, at this point in time despite three weeks passing, no individual in the relevant department is undertaking the decision to make the relevant amendment and overturn this suspension. We look forward to serving you soon.
Warm Regards
Management
Source: Fb post by Rupee St James – Bollywood Gentlemens Club