Supreme Court of India

Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Association v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 1 S.C.R. 533
Bench R. K. Agrawal and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 25 January 2018
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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the Order 2005 does not suffer from any arbitra riness or unreasonableness and nor it infringes the fundamental r ight of the appellant guaranteed under Article 19 (1)(g) of the Constitution of India.

Judgment, page 36

From the headnote

The Licensing and Controlling of Places of Public Entertainment (Bangalore City) Order, 2005 – Constitutionality of – Order of 2005 framed u/s.31 of Karnataka Police ct, 1963, regulated the running and functioning of restauran ts displaying activities viz. “Live Band Music”, “Cabaret Dance” and “Discotheque” in restaurants – Writ Petitions by ap pellant- Association before High Court questioning the constitutional validi ty of the 2005 Order, dismissed by High Court – Held: The 2005 Ord er does not suffer from any legal infirmity and is therefore constit utional – Appellant’s business

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