Over The Moon Brew Co, Gachibowli, and Monastery Amphi Brewery Bar & Restaurant, Raidurgam, appealed to the Telangana High Court on Friday, requesting that the judges relax the 10 p.m. deadline for playing loud music.
The two asked to be exempted from the restrictions, which were imposed about two months ago, claiming that they were not in residential areas. The two pubs asked the court to allow them to play music until 12 am. from Sunday to Thursday and until 1 am. on Friday and Saturday, in accordance with a government order issued in 2018. After their submission, the high court sought a response from the Cyberabad police within a week.
Despite complying with all norms under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, and ensuring that music levels do not exceed 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night – as prescribed in a 2010 government order – Cyberabad cops have been entering their premises and forcibly turning off the music, according to the pubs.
So far, they claim there have been no complaints from neighbors. The petitioners stated that the music ban has reduced footfall at their locations and has harmed their business, in which they have invested crores. They claimed they would suffer irreparable losses if the order was not revised and they were not allowed to play music for a longer period of time, even if it was at permissible levels.
According to senior counsel B Chandrasen Reddy, who argued their case: “Covid-19 has already crippled lives. The only respite people have these days is music and food. Depriving them of this is nothing but taking away the life from the crippled lives.” He urged the court to allow them to join the case as respondents. Justice K Lalitha posted the case to October 26 to review the status.
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