# Hookah Services in Chennai Pubs Alleged Illegal

> Madras High Court orders police to respond to PIL claiming hookah services in Chennai pubs and cafes violate law.
- Title: Hookah Services in Chennai Pubs Alleged Illegal · The Hindu
- Summary: Madras High Court orders police to respond to PIL claiming hookah services in Chennai pubs and cafes violate law. Madras High Court ordered police to respond…
- Keywords: chennai, hookah, madras high court, pil, cotpact, pubs, cafes, news, politics, Services, Alleged, Illegal
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hookah-services-offered-in-some-pubs-and-cafes-in-chennai-alleges-pil-in-madras-high-court/article71606989.ece
- Author: Mohamed Imranullah S.
- Published: 2026-10-21T11:33:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chennai, hookah, madras high court, pil, cotpact, pubs, cafes, news, politics
## Madras High Court orders police response
Madras High Court has sought responses from DGP and Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police to a public interest litigation petition.
## PIL alleges hookah services illegal
Advocate B. Mughundhan claims hookah services in Chennai pubs and cafes violate COTPA 2022 which prohibits hookah in bars and similar establishments.
## COTPA 2022 prohibits hookah services
Section 21A of COTPA 2022 allows up to three years imprisonment for running a hookah bar.
## Pubs advertise hookah services online
Some Chennai pubs and cafes flagrantly disregard COTPA 2022 by advertising hookah services on social media.
## Key takeaway

Madras High Court ordered police to respond to public interest litigation alleging hookah services in Chennai pubs and cafes violate COTPA 2022.