JUDGMENT :

M. Sathyanarayanan, J.

(Prayer: Writ Appeal-filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent Act, to set aside the order passed in W.P(MD)No.7915 of 2017 dated 24.07.2020.)

1. The appellant is the writ petitioner.

2. The writ petitioner filed W.P(MD)No.7915 of 2017, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the proceedings/notice dated 07.04.2017 in respect of the Shop bearing No.60, Godown Netaji Road 2, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District and quash the same, with a consequential direction, directing the respondent/local body to renew the lease/licence in respect of the said shop in his favour for the period from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2020. The said writ petition after contest, came to be dismissed along with connected writ petitions on 24.07.2020 by the learned single Judge and aggrieved by the dismissal of the writ petition, the present writ appeal is filed.

3. It is the case of the appellant/writ petitioner that the said shop was leased out in his favour and he is carrying on the business of Rice Merchant in the said shop and was paying the lease/licence amount regularly to the respondent/Municipality. It is further submitte