Questions arising in these appeals are companymon.
These appeals are preferred by the Writ petitioners in a batch of writ petitions which were dismissed by a Division Bench of Madras High Court by its companymon judgment and order dated 8th October, 1990.
2013 to 2021/92, 2022 to 2024/92, 2025, 2026, 2027 2028 and 1029 of 1992.
So are the relevant facts.
2008 of 1992 arising from writ petition No.
Leave granted.
8748 of 1989 filed by Raja Theatre, represented by it licencee Parasuram Petty.
2004 to 2012 o 1992.
By virtue of this Act, the percentage of entertainment tax vis a vis the rates of admission in force in companyporation and special grade municipality areas was brought down from 53 to 40.
Mohan and V. Krishnamoorthy for the Respondents.
WITH Civil Appeal Nos.
8710/89, 8734/89, 8736/89, 8751/89, 8748/89, 8735/89, 8749/89, 8727/89 and 8737/89.
The following Judgment of the Court was delivered by P. JEEVAN REDDY, J. Heard learned companynsel for the petitioners and the respondents.
At the same time, all the theatres situated within the radius of five kilometers from the peripheral limits of such areas were brought within the purview of the admission system.
In 1989, the Act was further amended by Tamil Nadu Act 40 of 1989, the Act impugned herein.
From the Judgment and order dated 8.10.90 of Madras High Court in W.P. Nos.
1983 1 S.C.R. 1000 cited.
In other words, the theatres situated within the five kilometer belt abutting the said areas, which were hitherto governed by the companyposition system were brought over to the admission system.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal Nos.
Co. v. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd Anr.,
K.Ganguli, K. Parasaran, B.R.L Iyenger, Mrs. Nalini Chidambaram, A.V. Rangam, A.T.M. Sampath, Probir Choudhary, N. Krishnamani, K.P. Sunder Rao and G. Srinivasan for the Appellants.
