Rajasthan Court July 1983 Judgments

Manoranjan Hotel Disco and anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan and ors.

Court: Rajasthan

Reported in: 1983WLN338

D.L. Mehta, J.1. A common question is involved in both the writ petitions so it will be convenient to dispose them of by a single order.2. This writ petition is directed against the order passed by the Collector and District Magistrate, Jodhpur dated 2-3-1983 vide Ex. 3. The Collector has directed that exhibition of video cassette is against the provision of Cinema Regulation Act. He has further directed that the exhibition should be stopped within 24 hours.3. Petitioner's submission is that he is running a restaurant having a capacity of 90 persons at a time and in the Restaurant soft drinks, snacks and South Indian dishes are served to the customers. The customer is not supposed to take away the material supplied by us out side the Hotel. They also provide certain things for the entertainment and comfort of the customers and the amount that is being realized by them is virtually the service charges. Their further submission is that the petitioner displays videocassette recorder and d...