Kerala High Court Permits Radisson Blu Kochi To Operate Until 3 AM

The Kerala High Court has granted permission to Radisson Blu, Kochi, to continue its operations and host DJ parties until 3 a.m. Justice Murali Purushothaman set aside a previous police notice that had restricted the hotel's operating hours to 11 p.m. The hotel's licensee, K. Mahadevan, challenged the police order, asserting that the establishment met all legal criteria and paid the required fees for extended hours. The court ruled that police cannot restrict operating hours without specific government regulations, noting that the <b>Foreign Liquor Amendment Rules</b> permit such extensions. While the State argued that late-night operations could disrupt public order or facilitate drug-related activities, the court dismissed these concerns as speculative.