Judgment

VENKATARAMA AIYAR, J. : This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of Rajasthan, on a Certificate granted by that Court under Art. 133(1) of the Constitution. The respondent carries on the business of exhibiting films in premises called the Royal Talkies at Beawar under licences granted by the appropriate authorities under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (37 of 1952) hereinafter referred to as "the Act." Acting in exercise of the powers conferred by S. 12(4) of the Act, the Chief Commissioner of Ajmer issued on November 23,1954, a notification which omitting what is not material, is as follows: -

(1) The licensee shall so regulate the exhibition of cinematograph films that at every performance open to the public, approved films are exhibited, the approved films to be exhibited in relation to other films at every such performance being in the same proportion as one is to five or the nearest lower or higher approximation thereto.

(2) Only such films produced in India as are certified by the Central Government with the previous approval of the Film Advisory Board, Bombay, to be scientific films, films intended for education purposes, films dealing with news, current ev