NAZIM HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI, C J.---This order will dispose of Civil Review Petitions Nos, 66 and 71 of 2002.
2. Civil Appeal No, 1587 of 1999 and Civil Petition No, 2564-L of 2000 were decided on merits by this Court vide judgment, dated 15-4-2002 and its paras Nos,11, 12 and 13 are as under:-- "(11) Plea raised on behalf of the respondents has no substance for the simple reason that making taxable supply as a hotel and supply of liquor are distinct and are to be treated as such. Nothing has been brought to our notice to substantiate the plea that once they were registered for making taxable supply as a hotel, they were not required to be registered for second time as retailers of liquor. So is permissible and can be done.
(12) This brings us to the main plea relating, to the term "General Public" appearing in section 2(28). Term "General Public" has been defined in Words and Phrases Permanent Edition Volume 18, Gabardine Gondola. It is as follows:-- General Public: The "general public" is not confined to citizens of a municipality but embraces all the people and is represented by the Legislature Rayor v. City of Cheyenne, 178 P. 2d 115, 116, 63, Wyo.
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(13) The spirit of above term is not to limit its scope, but to enhance it. There was no legal justification for a narrow construction of said term, as has been done by High Court. In the case reported as Goalundo Ice Association Ltd. v. Commissioners of the Rajabari Municipality (PLD 1952 Dacca 12), the word "public" as used in section 125(1)(b) of the Bengal Municipal Act was defined as "including every member of the public in general". In Chambers English Dictionary , the word "General" means "relating to genus or whole class: including various species: not special "not restrict or specialized" relating to the whole of to all or most."
3. It is contended on behalf of the petitioners that the words "General Public" have not been correctly interpreted. The review is not for rehearing the matter. The points raised in these review petitions were considered and repelled in the impugned judgment, as is reflected in the paras quoted above. No case for review is made out.
4. Accordingly, the review petitions are dismissed.