Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the revocation of the restaurant operating permit was arbitrary under cantonal licensing rules and Art. 9 BV.
Decisione estratta
The canton could lawfully refuse the hardship exception; the operator did not show an objectively untenable assessment.
Motivazione estratta
The court accepted the lower court's view that the debtor’s financial distress was largely self-inflicted, that the asserted conflict with the former tenant was only marginally relevant, and that the evidence did not support a favorable prognosis for orderly business conduct.