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december 1975

Supreme Court of India · 1975-12-19

JASBHAI MOTIBHAI DESAI vs ROSHAN KUMAR, HAJI BASHIR AHMED & ORS.

Citation / case number
SC 1971/60093
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
JASBHAI MOTIBHAI DESAI
Respondent
ROSHAN KUMAR, HAJI BASHIR AHMED & ORS.
Author
RANJIT SINGH SARKARIA
Bench
RANJIT SINGH SARKARIA

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a writ petition challenging the grant of a 'no objection certificate' under the Bombay Cinema Rules, 1954, by the District Magistrate. The Court ruled that the appellant, a rival in the cinema trade, lacked the status of an 'aggrieved person' as no legal right was infringed by the certificate's issuance. The Court emphasized that Article 226 of the Constitution allows High Courts to address injustices, but the appellant's commercial interest did not confer standing to challenge the administrative decision.

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