Curry Kings Slapped With Huge Fines For Street Touting Two top restaurants in London's famous Brick Lane 'curry mile' have been slapped with a total bill of more than £6,000 between them for flouting a ban on street touting. The highest fines yet to hit East End businesses were dished out by Thames magistrates after they persistently broke conditions in their licences forbidding enticement. Magistrates ordered Shah Munim in his absence to pay £3,000 for allowing touting three times outside his Sheraz restaurant between March and June. Munim was also fined £200 for failing to display his licence and ordered to pay £500 in legal costs. In the second case, Ali Amzad Hussain was ordered to pay £2,000 for breaching license conditions banning touting outside his Sheba restaurant twice in March. He also failed to display his licence both times and was fined a further £150, plus £500 costs. The summonses brought a tough 'no nonsense' warning from Tower Hamlets council about restaurants flouting the law. "We've made it clear all restaurants in Brick Lane have responsibilities under their licenses," said the authority's Lead member for public safety, Abdal Ullah. "There is a byelaw which prohibits touting and has strict conditions on Brick Lane licenses. "This was introduced as a response to requests from most of the restaurant owners." The byelaw came in last year to 'preserve the vibrancy of Brick Lane' by stopping touts harassing passers-by and luring them into restaurants with promises of cheap deals on meals.