https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298033 The Kerala Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1958 was treated as a public-interest licensing scheme regulating the exercise of the right to carry on business under Article 19(1)(g), with the licensing authority considering public interest, site suitability, adequacy of theatres, and objections. Those provisions did not confer on an existing exhibitor a private right to stop a rival from obtaining a licence, so a civil injunction was not maintainable. The plaintiff also failed to show proper standing, as he was only a manager and did not establish authority to sue for the concern. A grievance based only on lawful competition was held not to amount to a cognizable civil injury. en-us Mon, 19 Jul 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:29:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298033 The Kerala Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1958 was treated as a public-interest licensing scheme regulating the exercise of the right to carry on business under Article 19(1)(g), with the licensing authority considering public interest, site suitability, adequacy of theatres, and objections. Those provisions did not confer on an existing exhibitor a private right to stop a rival from obtaining a licence, so a civil injunction was not maintainable. The plaintiff also failed to show proper standing, as he was only a manager and did not establish authority to sue for the concern. A grievance based only on lawful competition was held not to amount to a cognizable civil injury. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Jul 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298033