Gujarat HC dismisses plea seeking removal of blanket ban on gaming zones
The state had closed all gaming zones following the fire in the TRP Gaming Zone and the order had recorded the same, with a direction that the gaming zones would remain closed until further orders.
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According to the applicant they have submitted an application for the extension of permission before the competent authority but there has been no development to the authorities’ end owing to the HC order, which was passed suo motu. (File Photo)The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application moved by an event and fun fair organising firm, seeking removal of “blanket ban” on gaming zones, which was ordered by the HC following the fire at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot, which claimed 27 lives on May 25.
Dav Event Organizers, through manager Amarpalsing Shyamsing Chauhan, moved an application before Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi, seeking modification for the order dated May 27 2024.
The state had closed all gaming zones following the fire in the TRP Gaming Zone and the order had recorded the same, with a direction that the gaming zones would remain closed until further orders.
According to the applicant, they were permitted to organise a fun fair event in Ahmedabad from May 9 to June 9 with permission from requisite authorities including the permit to fix the event’s entry fee by Joint Commissioner of Police in the city. However, it was halted following the Rajkot fire incident.
According to the applicant they have submitted an application for the extension of permission before the competent authority but there has been no development to the authorities’ end owing to the HC order, which was passed suo motu.
The bench recorded that the application was “misconceived” and held that the court’s direction is not an impediment as it did not qualify as a gaming zone.
Additionally, the court also recorded that the state has proposed actions against the applicant firm and closed their events on the account of violation of statutory conditions/ guidelines for running such activities.
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