India, July 16 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the suspension of Ajanta Caterers, the contractor which ran the Akashwani MLA hostel canteen. The canteen, which resumed operations on Tuesday, found itself in the spotlight after Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted the canteen manager over stale dal served to him last Tuesday.

Following the incident, a team of the state's FDA examined the canteen last Wednesday and stated 79 reasons for which it was suspending the licence of Ajanta Caterers. Reasons included flies in the bowl of butter, unclean raw material, unsanitised equipment, cooked food intended for refrigeration not cooled properly, and dirty cutlery and crockery.

The caterer's licence, valid fro...