[Civil Appeal No. 10532 of 2014 arising out of SLP (C) No. 5346 of 2012]. This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 05.07.2011 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Civil Writ Petition No. 9710 of 2003 dismissing the Writ Petition. The facts of the case are briefly stated hereunder:- The appellant started his factory for manufacturing fireworks in the year 1990 at Village Kasar, Tehsil Bahadurgarh, District Jhajjar and was granted a licence by the Chief Controller of Explosives for storage of explosives under the Explosives Rules, 1983 framed under the Explosives Act, 1884. Under the Explosives Rules, it is mandatory to maintain open radial safety distance of 71 meters from all sides around the magazine storing 2 Lakh Kgs. of fireworks. The letter dated 05.03.2001 was issued to the appellant's firm by the Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, Faridabad, stipulating that 71 meters of safety radial distance must be maintained from all sides of the magazine storing 2 Lakh kgs of fireworks.
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