Rajani Patel and I. C. Bhat with V. B. Patel, for Petitioner; H. M. Seervai, with B. G. Thakor instructed by Little and Co. Attorneys, for Opponents 1 to 3; The Advocate General and R. M. Kantawala instructed by Little and Co. Attorneys, for Opponent 4.

1959 Govindji Vithaldas Co. v. Muncpl. Corpn., Ahmedabad (Chagla C. J.) [Prs. 1-6] Bora. 27

JUDGMENT - M. C. CHAGLA, C. J.:

These are 31 petitions challenging the refusal by the Municipal Commissioner of the Ahmedabad Municipality to issue licenses to them for carrying on timber business in a certain locality in Ahmedabad. The point involved in all these petitions is identical and therefore it will be sufficient if we deal with the i facts of the first petition, Special Civil Application No. 1477 of 1956, and decide the point in that petition.

(2) Now, this petitioner has been doing timber business for several years in a locality which is known as City Wall locality and a license was given to him to carry on this business for several years. When he applied for a license for the year 1951-52 the license was refused on the ground that in the opinion of the Fire Superintendent the Municipal law was not observed and the margin of five fee

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