High Court Karnataka High Court

M/S Serve And Volley Outdoor … vs Bruhat Bangalroe Mahanagara … on 19 March, 2009

Karnataka High Court
M/S Serve And Volley Outdoor … vs Bruhat Bangalroe Mahanagara … on 19 March, 2009
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
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ADVE§§?'T'ZSEMEN'T RE::*éE;WAL 1,i

FOLLGVHNQ: ‘
‘”i”he pmitiorxex’, g1(i£:eI3;i,é;e:3:iént.Vé1g;enc3z’, recipient,

of ax: Adveriisénzentizi’i33I§i’Qi1n.¢iif ~.Ij.Cei:cé issued by the
B:”11hg-mi’ Palike for the period
emiixlé’. remzwai of the iicrence by

appii{:ati(>’fi”-. dig- Annex1.1.re—D wlfich when

big?nt}1<z*xéI:{i'o'§fsement cit). 1.8.3.2008 A:).11.exure–A

113$'pf'esé;ii;e§i"–§.his petition to quash the andorsement.

af:_{1'V§brVa'::§§2r§dam1.zs deciaring mat {he petifiorler has a

\,éeemé':{i _ ;ac£vertiseII1eI1t enroiment Licence under Section

sf The }<i,ar:"1ataAka Mumicipai Carporation Act.

___1'§'?6 Gr if}. the aitamativa ti} I"€}f1€V£ the iieence.

:2. 'The p€titio::;1 is opposed by fiiirzg smtement of

0bj€:ct1Z<f):1s (it. 7',6.:'2€}{)8 inter alia csmenzimg that

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S-;=:c¥:i.oI1 III of Byeiau? No.4–A under the Adverfisézgjsnt

Byaiaws 2006) govemzs the enrolment and

iicance, According to the R€SpOI”ICi€I}I 1i,.!”}€ ‘§.):¢:E3T,§fV:’.’§_’€§JIV;.£€;?Y'(‘ V’

disentitjed to a rerfzewai tlncier ztilazises ‘fxgii-3′ za.;id_u§g?i.i’i) oi”

B}«’e~iav.2′ 4-5 since, (2; due ;{s.74;’2:é;268/g,%V1::: M%’rssp¢¢£’».:$i’=v}%

163336: on t.ender–c111fn~auctid1’;r ‘ ere’Ip.HVIViVii5 C’:i.rI;:-3′ High same: to

:3si1*p0rt:”I;f1ai1i Hebbal 13:: over to Mekri
*::rc:e., ;;i;%;a.s.m;.25e:i;m7 and i25f:3.f38ji}7 ifisititlited

. “-by” ;€.E3i:§* §<%fiti0n§§f"AA against the Bruhat Bangakore

,";L§?ié::i:<e; (iii) 'Jv'.?.No.46i_)'?[€}8 flied by the

p-3ti3"._,i<):j1£:'- .f<ieI' permission to pariticipaiia in a Efifidéf, {iv}

"4"~.. 'J1sr'2fi{1: éjeéfiiioii }?$0.459/$3 filed. with re:gar& ta teI1d{–:z'–

4::_i.1m-~%1uc"E.ior: dt. 5. J12.2:;<;:7; {V} writ: petitian No.458/{)8

_,,gfit:'i; (Vi; W'.P.4é3'9[(}'"? with regard to the: GESQTEEQ}-" of

€§ldVf3I"{iS<E§:I1€I1'£S {ma i"2c}ar(iiI1g$ €I'{f:C"{('3d by the p€ti.£:.ic:r1eI'.

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and WP 459/08 011 18.1.2608 as not pressed. Learned

c01mse£ hastens to add that. the pending 1itigat§§)I;”‘:=;re

the Original Suits and W.P.N’0.4~63§/ii? ‘£0 _

Gff, at the d:is<:ret;i_0:n of the 1*espe<;:tivc:: co1._:1*é.;:;v– =1f.ha__i{

regard efforés are being made ma have: itfze. 'c:aVSes" Vij15:a:1%;;A

and disposeci of at the earii<é¥.§i1.._V

4. It is ias1:.ly co11tez:1de:i__:f}1,a.t*i;11e éinioflntsficlaimed

by the,/;”e’$p§§i’:g:ieiié:.;~BBMI? a3″‘(i:L1:-‘:é in %::.he aforesaid mree
{:o11t_3’a_%:;:1_:s,” gtibjécfi ‘£’;1:€1T,3_:u£3iT”f)f arbitration pmceedings, the

}’€Sp{)I1€§@I1f;.IHf11*.S’C’a’5;§z’§1i”E:~.–Eih€ decision, and ifcul1I1inat.es

,_§:1 I;tra., isamed atmznsei for the EEBIEEME?

A ‘s:rsfi.–:_:0:.zsiy eanmzzds {ha}: the: pe1:1d;=::1c§;’ of the (3.8. and

V% .V _’Vt._?§.e Writ Pat.itio:1, disezitiiles the petitioner to a remzsvszai.

V’ in addition, iea1:*:1é:(i C{)1,1}flS€} confends that t.1″:6: p:=:tition<::*

being at tiefialiiter in matter sf paymanf: of dmzs to me

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statemexxt of objec:t.io::3s. in short, the ‘ef1d_:}1*sérne:I.i V’

inzpugrxed is as bald as it can ht-:–‘ a i1′:i’ §”1_¢17’s§t.;i’V:GZe_Lai}s1

‘f. in 1113: COI3§§.i.(TieEI”€:§i ——-%CVL1;:}.§%£13i€3-I}, t.i3é’ven.t,i«.§21’s:31’§1ent
impugned deserves :5’ sole gatznd
that it defies _1:.{);t 2 so as to
claim that fiéiolated ($311563 (vii) and

(viii) {}’.t’H gs, “‘ .Vj”i.*v1’e:A’ d’b;3eiivat:ians of Base J}, in
Gcrdhandas Bhanjii, in the
circ t1ms’&au1’1Ls2$As is

‘(iitie3:$_&.pub§ic1§; mafia, in exercise sf :5:

‘A ::ie{i[zA;ior§r”«.._vauth0:it3? cannot be eonsuuad in the

x . Vexigjaianatiaras subserquenfiy given hy the
‘iejf?fic:a:r’ :;é:;:a{E{i:1g the order of what he méant, or of
“‘wh;g;; was in his mind? or what he itztemied to da.

_ I3’U,b-iic artists made by public authaaritiss are meant

u _ fs3 have public efiisct anci are intended to afibci: the

a<:ti11gs and crmzduct sf those to whom they are
adriresseci and must be construed efiiectiveiy with

reference ta» the Language used in the arder ii:seI:fZ"

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8. Appiyirzg the said principie, it _iVs :2.¢eti}’e§§4s% ta;

STREC that the endorsement i1np§;1 gsf’1€d ‘1 (::§§1:10f(,”‘ X

C€)I1S?I”U€d in the fight. of the a_ver:11t::1″1t:s in L; $i3t.€ii;1e’n’t *’

cf 0b3&Ct.i(:=I1s. Even f()’7′
penciifig beityre: tilié; wires
of Clause (‘vi’) (frf bV*e§ax@?:’_§}e;=; pr0c€:e:cii’I1gs
with regargifl §i’::£§§;;~&;§,i%0ad mfidiang am
p<a:1cii.:)3g__f3;1:<=:§:'i;}:?§5':V the (f)1'ig'r1a1 suits
re1at.'1fi.g is Z naedians are aiso pending
bei.i::re <:*.{v::'1i'1"t: tharefore it ca1'a1"10t be

aSs,i..:%;1it:d {ha}: gétiiéorlei' is due to thé BBMP in a

.3;;;:nV oif'E€s;??A?%,2'2,2€§8 air that it is the pet.i't;i01:;€:(' who has

.1';;) {;–.di$.p<:§s:e:<'i';§:§f'i' cases fiieé by it, SO as to 3iS€f13Iitl$ the

j pef¥ii%i5}§ir,Vr $0 a grenewafi of the agancy iicence. The

dzrfspgsai 0f C8863 is by the cam': 01' arbitramr as thus

('gage may be and ii: any avent calmer be dispensed 9f 1:2};

'thee petitioner. "i°'ht:zs tha phrase "and has disposetii off

cages fiieci by it b=tf<}r:=: the E-§c:s:'1""i:;a1$ C;011:'Is" in clatssefzii}

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Q!" bye-Jaw 4%, cwlveys ms meaning,

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9. ‘i’Ir1t: petiti+:meI”s reiiai” for a de<:_1a1i9:?_i<;::"f::"::§'§f*

dee111ed renewal of licence, is Si_1}):%)Q:;t€}£1V:~A:i}§gi-' an _

appiication dt. I6.4'2()()7" fiI1z'1§§:u1f§–: }1} "'§Tg):*A:'é:.iie.w§§'£'V

licence for an periied sf threeV,['j;§€ars 'e*3:§3"provi§}.<=§::1.i_:'1'<:1§é:2:S:=: L'

(ii) of £3},!e-£aw 4-152. This ap13ii:;§§g;ia;; £b r~r¢:n-éusag valid
in teams 0f $11.6 Act; in diéfixga, except
that the petitioner has. and {viii} of
byeiaw 4»~A_ “”E@3é:éiaws. in othar
words, ‘:§i’6:f%t.’€§}::IVT;;¥.*J€ so as to disfizntitie
the af renewai. As fl(}f.iC€i€i
s_u}_:)1’a, :. §§f”—-£§i€)éatio:1 cf’ Ciause; {vii} and {viii}

as ‘p.;if–it3rtA}: $16 BESMP in its statenlent of ebjecmtms

.Ai:}3’«V{i’z’.§.i;¥:)€.1t;–‘ff:-§§I’i’f;. Subsectien (13) of 8E”:CT.iOTI 443 of the

iviiiiliiicipai C:t3rp@rat.ion$ Act 1976 pmvicies

fax’ £71′-ségerijiéd 1§{3€I1C$ if the a1_::;h<}::iri:§; faiis :0 p333 an

.,ct3.:*nf:r’s :appia7.,4.2i}£)”? allii £316: €I’1(i(}I”‘SEIfifiI”F{. i_mp1,.1g1€d ‘fa:-3 iS$’L.I€:{i an

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