1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7539 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 7539 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 7539 OF 2008 Ramgopal Lalaram Gupta ... Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. G.R.Nadkarni, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Kamal Khatu Advocate, i/b. M/s. Yasmin Bhansali & Co.,Advocates for respondent nO.7. Mr. V.S.Masurkar, Government Pleader for the State. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI & J.H.BHATIA,JJ. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI & J.H.BHATIA,JJ. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI & J.H.BHATIA,JJ. DATE: 18th November, 2008. DATE: 18th November, 2008. DATE: 18th November, 2008. P.C P.C P.C. 1. The petitioner is running a shop by name "M/s. Bharat Dairy and Juice Centre". It was granted an exemption under the Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, 1948 and under this exemption, he could run the shop upto 2.30 a.m. This exemption has now been withdrawn in 2 exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Section 4 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948. In the first place, we do not understand why such exemption was granted to the petitioner when all other establishments had to close at 12.30 p.m. In any case, if the Government had power to grant exemption, it equally had power to withdraw the exemption. 2. Therefore, we do not find any merit in the Petition and is accordingly dismissed. (BILAL (BILAL (BILAL NAZKI,J.) NAZKI,J.) NAZKI,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.)