Writ petition filed by owners of premises holding a firework license fearing unlawful sealing by police authorities. Court restricted licensed storage quantity to 600 kgs as within permissible limits and directed inspection. Petition disposed. Quality: thin
Storage of fireworks restricted to 600 kgs; unit to be inspected by Competent Authority.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
NC: 2023:KHC:39822 WP No. 24644 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
WRIT PETITION NO. 24644 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BOTH ARE R/AT: NO 2 JARAGANAHALLI KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD NEAR H M THAMBURIAN APARTMENTS J.P NAGAR BANGALORE 78
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE)
AND:
NC: 2023:KHC:39822 WP No. 24644 of 2023
BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU KARNATAKA 560004
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.MANJUNATH K., HCGP)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-REFRAIN THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES FROM INTERFERING WITH THE PETITIONERS LAWFUL BUSINESS OF SALE OF FIRE CRACKERS IN TERMS OF VALID LICENSE DTD 11.08.2023, AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND B IN ANY MANNER EXCEPT WITHOUT DUE SANCTION OR AUTHORITY OF LAW.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The petitioners are before this Court on an apprehension that his premises would be sealed on account of several circumstances or several units of the kind being sealed by the Competent Authorities though no order is passed.
NC: 2023:KHC:39822 WP No. 24644 of 2023
With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands
disposed.
Ordered accordingly.
Sd/JUDGE
KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioners' premises would be sealed despite holding a license?
Whether the storage limit granted in the license was permissible under the Explosives Act?
Whether the license should be restricted to allow lawful sale of fire crackers?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Jagadish S/o Lakshman
Smt Suma J W/o Jagadish
Commissioner of Police Infantry Road Bengaluru
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Bangalore South
The Assistant Commissioner of Police Banashankari
Talagattapura Police
M. Nagaprashanna
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
