JUDGMENT

Ravikumar, J.

This intra court appeal is directed against the judgment dated 22.03.2018 in WP(C)No.6237/2018 whereby it was dismissed. The petitioner therein is the appellant. He filed the said writ petition seeking quashment of Ext.P7 order to the extent he was required thereunder to pay an amount of Rs.40,00,000/- viz., Rs.20,00,000/- each for the induction of one Joseph Antony into the partnership in place of his father Sri.K.D.Antony, who was its Managing Partner, upon his death and also for allowing change in the name of the licensee in Ext.P2(C) viz., in the name of the appellant who was nominated as the Managing Partner of the firm upon the death of the existing licensee viz., the aforesaid Sri.K.D.Antony who represented the partnership firm in his capacity as its Managing Partner. He also sought for issuance of writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to permit him to run the Beer and Wine parlour covered by Ext.P2(C) licence, without insisting payment of Rs.40,00,000/- as ordered under Ext.P7 and also to allow change of name of the licensee in Ext.P2(C) as sought for.

2. Sans elaboration the basic facts which ultimately culminated in the impugned judgment is as fo