Chennai Court February 1958 Judgments

M. Panchapakesan Vs. the Revenue Board Represented by the Commissioner ...

Court: Chennai

Reported in: (1958)2MLJ136

P. Rajagopalan, O.C.J.1. The petitioner held a licence for a year in Form C valid up to 25th April, 1957 for a touring cinema, which he was permitted to locate in the pandal he had put up as approved by the authorities in R.S. No. 152/2 of Papana-sam village. In view of the ban imposed by Rule 109 of the Madras Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1957 to the scope of which we shall presently advert, the petitioner waited for three months, and on 26th July, 1957 he applied to the Collector, the licensing authority, under the terms of the Madras Cinemas (Regulation) Act (Act IX of 1955) for the issue of a fresh licence in Form C for the cinema in the same superstructure in R.S. No. 152/2. Meanwhile, on 1st May, 1957, the third respondent applied to the Collector for the issue of a certificate in Form B for locating a touring cinema in R.S. No. 139/3 of the same village Papanasam. On 3rd May, 1957, the petitioner in his turn applied for the issue of a certificate in Form B for a site which lay pa...