Vipin Sanghi, J.

1. I am dealing with the aforesaid two petitions by this common judgment since the facts are more or less identical, except that the specific dates in the two cases are different. The appeals preferred by the petitioners in these two petitions under Section 9 of the Public Premises (Occupation of Unauthorized Occupants) Act ("The Act" for short) have been dismissed by the Ld. Additional District Judge by a common order impugned herein. For the present, I am narrating the relevant facts in W.P.(C) No. 19350/06 preferred by Malarvizhi Elangovan.

2. The Directorate of Estates made an allotment of stall No. 4 DIZ Area, Baba Kharag Singh Marg, New Delhi in favour of one Mohd. Zaffar on licence basis on 5.8.1998. The said allotment was made after inviting a tender. The licence was valid for a period of three years. Clause 16 of the licence deed, being relevant is reproduced herein below:

The allotment of the shop/stall is being made for a limited period of three years. The Government shall, however, sympathetically consider renewal of the licence for a further period of three years with a like term permitting further renewal if the licensee has not been in defau