JUDGMENT- D.R. DHANUKA, J.:-This petition deserves to be disposed of finally at the stage of admission. The learned Counsel on both sides are heard on this footing.

2. Smt. Meena Narayan Idnani and her husband Mr. Narayan J. Idnani were joint holders of Licence FL II No. 233 for retail sale of foreign liquor. The said joint licence holders used to carry on business in partnership in the name and style of `M/s. J. Vikram Sales (India) at Shop No. 4, Laxmi Ratan Building, L.H. Road (W), Mahim. The said joint licence was initially granted in the year 1975. Sometime in the year 1986, one of the joint licence-holders, i.e. the said Mr. Narayan J. Idnani died. The petitioner, widow made an application to first respondent informing him of death of her husband and seeking amendment of the licence by deleting the name of the deceased therefrom. The application was granted by the authority on payment of amendment fee of Rs. 10/-. The said licence was in favour of petitioner alone from 1st April, 1989. At that time, the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise used to take the view and rightly so that an application for deleting the name of the deceased from the joint licence did not amount to a

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