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.