The petition filed by the Bangalore Hotels Association and some of its members said that tensions between Israel, the US and Iran have now reached kitchens in India as well, as the geopolitical conflict has led to a short supply of LPG cylinders in India.
The petitioners argued that any abrupt halt in the supply of LPG cylinders to hotels and restaurants is arbitrary and violative of the fundamental right to practice one’s profession.
According to the plea, hotels and restaurants are dependent on a regular supply of LPG cylinders as the primary source of fuel to cook food. The sudden shortage in LPG supply could therefore paralyse the functioning of hotels and restaurants. The…