Writ petitions filed by shop license holders seeking renewal of licenses for dispute over enhanced license fees. Court directed respondent Panchayat to renew licenses upon payment of enhanced fees as per G.O.Ms.No.92.
Direction to grant renewal of license for period upto 2021-2022 subject to payment of enhanced license fees.
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W.P.(MD) Nos.10550 to 10553 of 2019
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.10.2020 CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
W.P.(MD)Nos.10550 to 10553 of 2019 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.8081 to 8084 of 2019
| Saliya Beevi | ... Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.10550 of 2019 |
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| Sulaika Beevi | ... Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.10551 of 2019 |
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| R.Dharmalingam | ... Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.10552 of 2019 |
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| Shahul Hameed | ... Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.10553 of 2019 |
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| Vs. | ||
| The Executive Officer, Pallathur Town Panchayat, Sivagangai District. |
... Respondents in all W.P.'s |
COMMON PRAYER :
Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order dated 20.03.2019, 20.03.2019, 22.03.2019 and 22.03.2019 A.Thi.Mu.105/2019/A1 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to accept the enhanced license fee of the petitioners submitted by way of demand draft, dated 19.03.2019, 19.03.2019, 20.03.2019 and 20.032019 and renew the license of the petitioners for the shop Nos.4, 5, 6 and 1 respectively of the respondent situated at town Panchayat bus stand(North), Pallathur, Sivagangai District.
In all Writ Petitions:
For Petitioners : Mr.J.Anandkumar
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For Respondent : Mr.M.Rajarajan, Standing Counsel
C O M M O N O R D E R
Since the issue involved in all these writ petitions are one and the same, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent, all these writ petitions are taken up together for hearing and are disposed of by this common order.
2.Heard Mr.J.Anandkumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.M.Rajarajan, learned standing counsel for the respondent Town Panchayat.
3.These writ petitions have been filed by the respective petitioners seeking for renewal of license from the respondent Town Panchayat.
4.According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the petitioners were granted license to run shops in the bus stand. It is their case that, for granting license, the respondent Town Panchayat collected a sum of Rs.75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only) as security deposit from each of them and thereafter had allotted the respective shops to the respective petitioners.
11.12.2019 made in W.P.(MD) No.25192 of 2019 has applied https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ G.O.Ms.No.92, dated 03.07.2007 referred to supra and has granted an
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extension to another licensee in the same bus stand for a period upto 2021-2022.
Assistant Registrar (Writs)
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To:
The Executive Officer, Pallathur Town Panchayat, Sivagangai District.
Common Order made in W.P.(MD)Nos.10550 to 10553 of 2019 06.10.2020
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SDS (19.10.2020) 3P-2C
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioners entitled to renewal of shop license under G.O.Ms.No.92, dated 03.07.2007
Whether respondent directed to accept enhanced license fees and renew licenses
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
W.P.(MD) No.25192 of 2019Explained¶20
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Saliya Beevi
Sulaika Beevi
R. Dharmalingam
Shahul Hameed
The Executive Officer, Pallathur Town Panchayat, Sivagangai District
Abdul Qudhose
As recorded by the court registry
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