Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) food department sealed a cafe operated under the ‘House of MG’ on Tuesday evening after finding expired water bottles and deeming the cafe unhygienic.

Following the closure, cafe owner Abhay Mangaldas alleged that he had asked for details regarding the penalty and the specific rules under which the cafe was sealed, but the AMC food department did not provide a response.

Mangaldas claimed that the cafe was wrongfully sealed and that the department initially demanded a ₹25,000 penalty on the spot for the alleged violations.

However, when his staff requested clarification on the specific rules that had been violated, they received no response. The next day, when they were ready to pay the penalty, the department reportedly refused to accept the payment and proceeded to seal the cafe.

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