Maharashtra excise dept issues show cause notice to bar owned by Sameer Wankhede
Thane unit of the state excise department issued a showcause notice to the bar owned by Sameer Wankhede in Vashi, Navi Mumbai
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Mumbai, December 14: Thane unit of the state excise department recently issued a showcause notice to the bar owned by NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Thane’s Superintendent of Excise, Nilesh Sangde, said, “We have issued a notice in this case for breach of licence conditions and the owners - Wankhedes - will have to appear before the collector of Thane for a hearing soon.”
The NCP leader and cabinet minister, Nawab Malik, had alleged that Wankhede was holding the licence for Hotel Sadguru in Vashi in his name since October 1997. Wankhede’s father, Dnyandev Wankhede, was an officer in that excise department. Malik said that Sameer wasn’t even 18 years old back then, and in spite of this, he got the licence to run that restaurant.
An initial investigation by local excise department indicated that on the day Sameer Wankhede was granted a licence for the bar and restaurant on October 27, 1997, he was 17 years old, but the minimum stipulated age is 21. Hence, possibility of the licence being revoked is not ruled out, say reports.
According to reports, excise department has sent a letter to Thane collector and Thane excise superintendent to take action as per provisions of the law in view of this finding. Under the Section 54 of Maharashtra Prohibition Act, the authority has powers to revoke the permit.
The NCP leader and cabinet minister, Nawab Malik, had alleged that Wankhede was holding the licence for Hotel Sadguru in Vashi in his name since October 1997. Wankhede’s father, Dnyandev Wankhede, was an officer in that excise department. Malik said that Sameer wasn’t even 18 years old back then, and in spite of this, he got the licence to run that restaurant.
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Malik said he would write to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the state excise department and other concerned departments regarding this issue.