1 Bsb IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3769 OF 2009 Smt.Shakuntala Dnyaneshwar Nikude & ors. ... Petitioners v/s State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents Mr.D.B.Sawant for the petitioners. Mr.P.P.Kakade, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: 10TH JULY, 2009 P.C.: 1. The petitioners are aggrieved by the licence fee charged for deletion of the names of the brothers-in-law of petitioner No.1 from the licence. The licence was in Form C.L. III in the name of Dnyaneshwar D. Nikude, the husband of petitioner No. 1 and the father of petitioner Nos.2 and 3. Dnyaneshwar had applied in 1993 to admit his brothers as partners in the said C.L. III licence. 2 That application was allowed. After the death of Dnyaneshwar, differences arose between the five brothers of Dnyaneshwar and the petitioners. Those differences were settled and it was decided that the brothers-in-law of the 1st petitioner would retire from the partnership and their names would be deleted from the C.L. III licence. It was agreed that the licence should be continued in the name of the petitioners exclusively. 2. Respondents have, therefore, levied fees in accordance with Bombay Prohibition (Privileges fees) Rules, 1954 for withdrawal of the names of the five brothers of Dnyaneshwar from the business. The fees have been charged at the rate of 50% per partner who is withdrawing from the business. 3. In my opinion, there is no error committed by the respondent. 4. Writ petition rejected. ..... 3