KOCHI: Gymnasiums should obtain a licence from the local body concerned under the Kerala Places of Public Resort Act, 1963 in addition to a trade licence, a single bench of the Kerala High Court has held.
After considering two petitions (WP-C Nos. 22937/2021&16195/2022) regarding operation of a gym without obtaining a licence under the Act, justice PV Kunhikrishnan held that a licence is a must. The court ordered the state government to direct all the corporations, municipalities, and panchayats to issue notices to gymnasiums if they are working without obtaining a licence under the Act. No gym should be closed down immediately for not having the licence and a reasonable time of three months should be granted for applying for the licence, the court said.
