The BMC had sent a notice to Thackers Banquets at Girgaum chowpatty about sealing it recently, as COVID-19 cases were found there, but, an activist has alleged, the civic body did not paste the notices there stating this, and exposed the chief minister to danger, as he attended a wedding there. However, the BMC has clarified that the notice to Thackers was issued by mistake as there is no norm to seal commercial premises and the staff that tested positive stayed elsewhere. The owner of Thackers Banquets has also said they had quarantined all affected persons and not allowed them back to work until they were discharged from quarantine.

The issue came to light when local activist Satish Daundkar's complaint to the civic commissioner last week was forwarded to the ward officer. "The BMC served a notice but did not put up any kind of boards mentioning cases, which are generally put up outside a residential building. It was thus impossible for the CM to know if the place had positive cases. But it was the duty of the BMC officials to ensure that such events don’t take place," Daundkar said.