Cracking whip against errant hookah parlours in the city, Bombay high court today directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to incorporate the rules under `Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act' (COTPA) in the license agreements.

With this, the BMC will have the power to revoke the license if a hookah parlour violates COTPA rules.

The division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Sha