ORDER :

1. This Civil Writ Petition has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:-

“i. the respondents may kindly be directed to renew the license of the Petitioner for composite liquor Shop Code3502010 located at Village Chakoonda, Tehsil Arnod, District Pratapgarh (Raj.) for further financial year 2022-2023 and 2023-24 after taking the increased amount as fixed under the point No. 2.5.3 of Excise and Temperance Policy for year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 on the annual guarantee amount of Rs.68,75,680/-of year 2021-2022 and

ii. hold the Respondents are bound by principle of promissory estoppel and cannot change or turnaround from the assurance made by them in the Excise Policy of the year 2021-22.

iii. the additional Composite fee taken by the Respondent from the Petitioner for year 2021-22 be adjusted in the renewed license of 2022-23 or in alternate refunded back to the petitioner.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has raised the issue of composite fee having been charged for the purpose of license for allotment of particular shop, in accordance with the Rajasthan Excise Policy for the year 2021-22.

2.1 Learned counsel submits that the Rajasthan Excise Department conducted e-au