JUDGMENT The present intra court appeal is directed against the judgment of the Single Bench whereby the following reliefs claimed by the appellant-writ petitioner have been rejected.

Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1^st respondent to issue licence to the petitioner, in pursuance to Ext.P3 application, without insisting on the payment of arrears of rent.

2. Succinctly, the facts in brief for adjudication of the controversy in brief are enumerated herein below:

Petitioner-tenant had entered into a rent agreement dated 1.7.2023, Ext.P1 with the second respondent-landlord and his wife for conducting a mobile service and training center in the shop bearing No.428 of Adoor Municipality at JB Mall. An amount of Rs.15,00,000/- was invested for renovating the rented premises. The consent was given on 1.9.2023 by the landlord, Ext.P2 for enabling the petitioner-tenant to submit an application under Section 492 (3) of the Kerala Municipal Rules and Regulations, 1994 for the purpose of obtaining trade licence from the concerned Municipality.

3. Accordingly, an application Ext.P3 dated 13.9.2023 was submitted before the Municipality for issuance of the trade licence. The Municipality, on