Issuance of licence is a quasi judicial act. Even if the applicant for the licence in question is all alone, the authority concerned with the grant of licence is required to consider the pros and cons of the situation. I n this context, a question of law of genera! importance requires consideration and consequent decision. The question is whether in the matter of grant or rejection of licence, the licensing authority itself could be said to be aggrieved in the process so that the question can be agitated before the higher authorities.

2. The question comes up for consideration under the provisions of the Kerala Panchayat Act, 1960. The procedure with regard to the functioning of the Panchayat after its establishment shows that the panchayat functions under the president ship of the President of the said Panchayat or in his absence by the Vice-president and in the absence of both by a member chosen by the meeting to preside over the occasion. The procedure further spells out that the proceedings of the meetings are required to be recorded in what are known as minutes of the meeting and decision in regard thereto is commonly known as the resolution of the Panchayat. The re