On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition asking the municipal government to refrain from interfering with the sale and servicing of herbal hookahs in restaurants. All restaurants and pubs have been shuttered as a result of an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on January 11 in response to a surge in positive instances of Covid-19, according to Justice V Kameswar Rao. The judge stated that no directives can be given in response to a restaurant owner's petition. Santosh Kumar Tripathi, a lawyer for the Delhi government, said the authorities are examining the pandemic scenario in conjunction with specialists and the greater public interest. He said that when the court issued an order in November last year allowing the sale of herbal hookahs in restaurants, there was no spike in Covid-19 instances, and that the ban was imposed by the Delhi health department, not the DDMA. "In light of the order dated January 11, 2022, no direction as requested in the writ petition can be provided." The November 16th order is recognisable. "The petition is dismissed since it has no merit," the court ruled. The petitioner's lawyer, Anubhav Singh, asked the court to order the authorities to refrain from interfering with the sale and servicing of herbal hookah from the petitioner's company. He said that on November 16 of last year, the court had issued an order allowing its sale and service subject to COVID-19 proper behavior. The restriction of herbal hookah, according to the petitioner, infringed on rights protected by Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution.