Mumbai:
The Bombay high court was informed on Tuesday by the police commissioner that a proposal has been sent to the state government to change a rule under the Bombay Police Act which states that a video parlour cannot exist within a radius of 75 metres of another.
The statement was made on behalf of police commissioner Sanjeev Dayal before the division bench of justices AM Khanwilkar and PD Kode by additional public prosecutor Ajay Gadkari.
He said that if the government gives its nod, the process will involve issuing notices to owners of video parlours and giving them a hearing. The court has granted the police six weeks to complete the exercise.
The judges were hearing a petition filed by Krishna Shetty, proprietor of Sangam videogame parlour at Mulund, challenging the license granted to another parlour owned by Sudhakar Shetty in contravention of rules. Shetty contended that he was running the business since 2003 and held a valid license.
He said the new parlour opened in 2004 within a radius of 75 metres and hence violated rule 108(A)(vii) of the Bombay Police Act.
Krishna Shetty's petition in the case stated the police commissioner reissued a license to Sudhakar Shetty on June 8, 2009, violating the rule and disregarding the objection he had raised.
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