ORDER :

1. Petitioners are engaged in the business of crackers & fireworks items, with the special permissions and Trade Licenses obtained at the hands of competent authorities. They claim to have been in the business since years. They are grieving before the Writ Court against the order dated 27.09.2013 whereby, the second respondent-Director General of Police has negatived their statutory appeals and thereby upheld the order dated 12.04.2012 made by the third respondent-Commissioner of Police withdrawing ‘No Objection Certificates’. The net effect of the impugned order is that the petitioners cannot run the said business in the subject congested area of Bangalore city.

2. After service of notice, the official respondents having entered appearance through their respective advocates, resist the Writ Petition making submission in justification of the impugned order and the reasons on which it has been constructed. Learned Addl. Govt. Advocate representing the respondent Nos.2 & 3, has also filed a detailed Statement of Objections, opposing the Writ Petition, after serving a copy thereof on the counsel for the petitioners well in advance.

3. Having heard the learned counsel for the pa