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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO.4485 of 1994

1] The Gram Chal-Chitrapat

Pradarshak Sangh, Jalgaon

through its President -

Shri Chintaman Raoji Choudhary,

Age 66 years, Occ. Business,

R/o. Bhole colony, Bhusawal,

Taluka bhusawal, District Jalgaon.

2] Sudhakar Venkat Mahajan

Age 54 years, Occ. Business,

R/o. Ruzoda, Tal. Raver,

District Jalgaon.

Petitioners

Versus

1] The State of Maharashtra

2] The Tahsildar, Raver,

Taluka Raver, District Jalgaon.

3] The Collector, Jalgaon,

District Jalgaon.

Respondents

Mr. R.N. Dhorde,, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. N.B. Patil, A.G.P. For respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA,JJ.

DATE : 14TH JUNE, 2010.

ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER B.R. GAVAI,J] :-

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By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the

validity of the amendment to the Bombay Entertainment Duty Act,

1923, ( hereinafter referred to as, “ the said Act”) firstly by way of

amendment in 1993 to Section 2 of the said Act thereby adding a

proviso after first proviso of Section 2 and secondly, the amendment

in the year 1994, by which the second proviso to Section 2 has been

amended and a third p