Ved Parkash v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court disposed of a PIL seeking cancellation of an expired trade licence for a factory in Amritsar alleged to be in a residential area. The Court held that the municipal corporation could take appropriate action if representations were made by the petitioner, noting reciprocal action is possible against the petitioner's own unlicensed businesses.
What the court decided
CWP No. 354 of 2008
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CWP No. 354 of 2008 Date of Decision: 02.09.2008
Ved Parkash
...Petitioner
versus
State of Punjab and others ..Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR,CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
Present : Mr. J.C.Verma, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Meenakshi Verma, Advocate for the petitioner
Ms. Madhu Dayal, DAG Punjab for respondent No.1
Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate for respondent No.2
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can direct the municipal corporation to cancel a trade licence and shut down a factory in an alleged residential area where the licence has expired or been cancelled.
Whether the Civil Court's interim injunction prevents the High Court from interfering in the municipal corporation's jurisdiction regarding the licence cancellation.
Whether the respondent shop owner can be sued for operating without a licence when the petitioner's own adjacent establishments also operate without a licence.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Ved Parkash
- respondent
State of Punjab
- respondent
Municipal Corporation, Amritsar
- respondent
Respondent No.3
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Punjab & Haryana HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- CWP/354/2008
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