IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 14654 OF 2024 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 24758/2024)
M/S. CISS SERVICES LIMITED ..... APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. ..... RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
In our opinion, respondent No. 7, M/s. Third Eye Security
Services Pvt. Ltd., was not eligible in view of Rule 111 of the
Madhya Pradesh Private Security Agencies Rules, 20122. Under the
said rule, there is no deemed renewal when an application for
renewal is pending.
Reliance was placed in the impugned judgment on the model
rules framed by the Central Government, Ministry of Home Affairs,
namely, the Private Security Agencies Central Model Rules, 20203,
which, at the relevant time, had not been adopted by the State of
Madhya Pradesh. Then, the State Rules, 2012 were applicable.
Section 244 of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act,
1 11. Renewal of Licence. - 1. Every Agency shall apply to the Controlling Authority for renewal of the licence.
2. The fee* for renewal of the licence shall be the same as for the grant thereof.
2 For short,”the State Rules, 2012”.
3 For short, “the Central Rules, 2020”.
4 24. Framing of model rules for adoption by States.— The Central Government
1
20055 states that the Central Government may frame model rules in
respect of all or any of the matters with respect to which the
State Government may make rules under the 2005 Ac...