DELTA CORP LOMITED vs U. T. ADMINISTRATION OF DAMN AND DIU THRU THE DEPT. OF TOURISM AND ORS

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:1: CIVIL-WP--317-19J.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.317 OF 2019 Delta Corp Limited and another ...Petitioners Versus U.T. Administration of Daman and Diu, through the Department of Tourism and others …Respondents ----- Mr. Janak Dwarkadas, Senior Counsel a/w. Nikhil Sakhardande, Senior Counsel, Cyrus Ardeshir, Senior Counsel, Rohan Rajadhyaksha, Nooruddin Dhilla (Through VC), Rajendra Barot, Ms. Anusha Jacob, Ms. Deepti Prabhu and Himanshu Kalwani i/b. AZB Partners for the Petitioners. Mr. Anil Anturkar, Senior Counsel a/w. Dr. Sanjay Jain, Aayush Kedia, Jugal Haria, Ms. Kashish Chelani, Atharva Date, Harshavardhan Suryawanshi, Deepam Upadhyay, for the Respondents. ----- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. RESERVED ON : 08th APRIL, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 29th APRIL, 2026 JUDGMENT: [Per Sarang V. Kotwal, J.] 1. We have heard Mr. Janak Dwarkadas, learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. Anil Anturkar, learned Senior Counsel for the Respondents. 2. The Petitioner No.1 owns and operates a five star hotel called ‘The Deltin’ at Varkund, Nani-Daman. The Petitioner No.2 is 1 of 60 Deshmane(PS) :2: CIVIL-WP--317-19J.odt the Director of the Petitioner No.1. The Respondent No.1 is the Administration of Union Territory of Daman and Diu (hereinafter referred to as ‘UT of Daman and Diu’) through the Department of Tourism. The Respondent No.2 is the Administrator of the UT of Daman and Diu appointed by the President of India under Article 239 of the Constitution of India. The Respondent No.3 is the Director (Tourism), UT of Daman and Diu. 3. The main prayer in this Petition is for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 to issue a license to the Petitioner No.1 to install games