Supreme Court of India

Deepak Theatre, Dhuri v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 242

Decided 6 December 1991

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What the Court ordered

We hold that s. 5, read with Rule 4 and condition 4A of the licence is ·a ·regulatory ·measure to fix the ·rates of admission and cl.assification of the seating in the interest of the general public.It is within the po·wer of the licensing authority.

Judgment, page 9

Where later benches applied it

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2018 Star India Private Limited v. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion & Ors. relied on
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2019 International Spirits and Wines Association of India v. State of Haryana and Others referred to
2018 Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Association v. State of Karnataka & Ors. referred to
2013 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Others referred to
2013 S. Subramaniam Balaji v. The Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to
2009 U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. v. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 5 referred to · 1 mentioned

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