( 1 ) THE petitioner is a tenant of basement in property bearing No. E-1 and E-2 (Mahajan House), New Delhi South Extension Part II, New Delhi, where he was running a restaurant by the name Safina Restaurant. He has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution against the communication dated 15 April 1993 of the Municipal Corporatijon of Delhi (MCD) whereby the request of the petitioner for grant of registration certificate from health point of view to run floor shows (cabarets) at the said premises had been rejected and consequently t Deputy Commissioner of Police (Licensing) [for short dcp (Licensing) ] also did not grant any licence to the petitioner to run floor shows (cabarets) under the provisions of the Regulations for Licensing and Controlling Places of Public Amusement (other than Cinemas) and Performances for Public Amusement, 1980, (for short the Regulations ) which Regulations have been framed under the provisions of the Delhi Police Act, 1978. Because the MCD did not grant no objection certificate to the petitioner, the DCP (Licensing) by order dated 28 May 1993 refused to grant premises licence in respect of the premises of the petition