JUDGMENT :

Ravindra Maithani, J.

By means of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:-

“(i) Issue Writ or Order in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 16.03.2023, passed by the respondent no.1 (contained as Annexure No.5 to the writ petition).

(ii) to issue writ, order in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.1 to grant license to the petitioner in terms of Section 241 of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act 1916 on the application moved by the petitioner 19.08.2022 (contained as Annexure No.2 to the writ petition).

(iii) Issue any other Writ, Order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case; and

(iv) Award the cost of the writ petition in favour of the petitioners.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. It has been the case of the petitioner that he has been running a weekly haat bazaar for the last 10 years on Khasra No.310 and 311, area 0.0720 and 0.9930 hectares situated in revenue village, Mehmudpur, Mustakam, which was recorded in the name of the petitioner as Bhumidar with transferable rights.

4. In the year 2019, Nagar Panchayat was established in the ar