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Golden Globe Hotels Private Limited Thr. Auth. Rep. Amit Garg and Anr. v. State of Goa Thr. Secretary and Anr.
Bombay HCWP/31/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
A three-judge bench of the Goa High Court considered multiple writ petitions challenging the State's demand for Annual Recurring Fees (A.R.F.) paid by casino licensees during COVID-19 closure periods. The Court held that casino operations are 'extra commercium,' the fees are consideration for a privilege, and the State is not arbitrariness in enforcing the fee despite the pandemic, though it agree
What did the court decide?
Petitions dismissed; impugned order quashed to the extent it demanded 12% penal interest; State directed to waive penal interest if principal paid within four weeks.