The excise commissioner in his October order had allowed the licence of Silly Souls Café and Bar, which was renewed in a deceased man’s name, Anthony D’Gama, to be transferred to his widow.
Eightall Food and Beverages, a company the Union minister’s relatives have invested in, entered a 10-year agreement in January 2021 to run the restaurant.
Official documents obtained by advocate Aires Rodrigues from the state's Food and Drug Administration place question mark over minister's affidavit to Delhi high court denying any connection with the Silly Souls Cafe and Bar in Assagao, Goa.