Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 233 · Decided 20 November 1978
Khatki Ahmed Mushabhai v. Limdi Municipality
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 233 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 338
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2939/1978
- Decided
- 20 November 1978
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.N. SHINGAL, A.P. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(6)
Headnote
Right to a licence-When the bye laws permit the lic~ncing authority to grant or to refuse licences, whether said to offend Art. 19'(1)(a) of th~ Constitu­ tion of India, 1950. Dismissing the special leave petition, the Court, C HELD : 1. No butcher, baker or circus manager can say that he has It is open to the Ik:enc­ ing C-Ouncil-Indeed, is obligatory on its part-to take note of all relevant cir­ cumstances and then decide whether, in the particular spot chosen by the particular applicant, a licence should be granted or not. (339C-D] 2. Various factors enter the verdict
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