Ashok Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 1652 of 2014 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Verma Son of Late Satnarayan Lal Resident of VillageKushmaha, P.S.- Amarpur, District- Banka .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The District Magistrate, Banka

3. The District Public Complain Solution Officer, Banka

4. The District Sub-Registrar, Banka .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Alok Kumar Sinha, Sr.Adv. For the Respondents : AC to Govt. Pleader - 12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4.

12-08-2015 Heard Sri Alok Kumar Sinha, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader - 12. The petitioner, invoking writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has prayed for quashing of an order dated 03-09-2013 (Annexure - 3) passed by the District Sub-Registrar, Banka, whereby he has denied to renew the licence of the petitioner, vide Licence No. 47 of 2002, which was issued earlier, as Trainee Deed-Writer.

In this case, counter affidavit has also been filed. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has candidly accepted that since after expiry of period of licence within time the petitioner did not make a prayer for renewal of the licence, there is

Patna High Court CWJC No.1652 of 2014 (4) dt.12-08-2015 2/2 no error in the order rejecting the prayer for renewal. However, he makes a prayer for disposal of the writ petition, with an indication that if subsequently petitioner applies for issuance of fresh licence, the same may not be rejected only on the ground that earlier his licence was not renewed.

The prayer is allowed.

The writ petition stands disposed of with an indication that if there is no restriction in applying for fresh licence, the licensing authority may consider the application of the petitioner in accordance with law, if he applies. If such application is filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, the Court expects that respondent no. 4 i.e. District Sub-Registrar, Banka may take appropriate decision on his application in accordance with law, preferably; within a period of three months from the date of filing of such application.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay U