mumbai twentyone years after mumbai rocked to bon jovi the bombay high court has struck down the state governments demand for more than rs 89 lakh as entertainment duty from the show organizer and national association for the blind nabthe american rock band led by its lead singer jon bon jovi had performed at andheri sports complex on april 26 1995 proceeds of the charity show were to benefit nabthe government first exempted the organizers from paying entertainment duty then revoked the exemption after the showa division bench of justice anoop mohta and justice ajay gadkari noted that the exemption was abruptly revoked without giving any showcause notice hearing or any reason this action is against the basic principles of natural justice allegations of misrepresentation or fraud if any itself require due showcause notice with speci fic particulars and its detailsthere was no such communication prior in point of time said the judges it is difficult for any organizer to recover such duty and surcharge from any consumer or audience once the tickets are sold on the basis of exemption already granted after the show the organi zers wrote to the mumbai top cop seeking a probe as some people had entered the venue without tickets or with forged tickets on may 9 1995 the government withdrew the exemption and in august ordered that rs 8992 lakh be recovered from the organizer and nab the matter recently came up for final hearing and the hc ruled that there was no case to recover the amount or demand it after the show