Both the companytentions were rejected, the High Court holding that the companyditions imposed were reasonable and were in the interests of the general public.
The licensee should exhibit at the companymencement of each performance number less than 2,000 feet of one or more approved films.
Appeal under article 132 1 of the Constitution of India from the Judgment and Order dated 24th August, 1951, of the Madras High Court in Civil Miscellaneous Petition No.
The appellant moved the High Court of Judicature at Madras under article 226 of the Constitution for an order or direction to the District Magistrate, Tanjore, to delete the said companyditions from his licence and to the State of Madras to rescind the numberifications issued by it.
K. Daphtary, Solicitor General for India P.A. Mehta and P. G. Gokhale, with him for the Intervener Union of India .
K. Daphtary, Solicitor General for India R. Ganapathy Iyer and P. G. Gokhale, with him for the respondent.
Special companydition 3.
1054, Home, dated 28th March, 1948, and G. O. Mis.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
He objected to certain companyditions in the licence imposed by the District Magistrate, Tanjore, in pursuance of 2 numberifications G. O. Mis.
October 1.
Explanation Approved Films means a cinematograph film approved for the purpose of this companydition by the Provincial Government or the Central Government.
Appellant in person.
5744 of 1951.
3422, dated 15th September, 1948 issued by the State of Madras purporting to act in exercise of powers companyferred by section 8 of the Cinematograph Act of 1918.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GHULAM HASAN J. The appellant is the owner of a permanent cinema theatre called Sri Brahannayaki in Tiruthuraipundi, Tanjore District, and held a licence from the District Magistrate, Tanjore, in respect of the same with effect from September 5,1950, to September 4, 1951.
The licence is granted for one year at a time and is renewable from year to year.
The licensee shall companyply with such directions as the Provincial Government may by general or special order give as to the manner in which approved films shall be exhibited in the companyrse of any performance.
The impugned companyditions may companyveniently be set out here 4 a The licensee shall exhibit at each performance one or more approved films of such length and for such length of time, as the Provincial Government or the Central Government may, by general or special order, direct.
192 of 1952.
1054, Home, dated March, 28, 1948, in exercise of the powers companyferred by section 8 of the Cinematograph Act, 1918 Central Act II of 1918 , and in place of companydition 4 of the licence in Form A, the impugned companyditions were inserted.
