The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the operation of 63 unauthorised banquet halls in Gurgaon, warning of serious fire safety risks and massive revenue losses.

A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by RTI activist Harinder Dhingra. The petition, argued by advocate Karanveer Singh Khehar, accuses authorities of failing to enforce the law despite repeated directives, allowing the illegal halls to function unchecked for more than a decade. Dhingra has estimated revenue losses of over ₹74 crore from unpaid regularisation fees and property taxes.

A decade of warnings ignored

The matter dates back to 2013, when Dhingra first sought details of banquet halls through

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