IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1077 OF 2008 Sk. Mohd. Zaheer Mohd. Ziddique .... Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra &Ors. .....Respondents Mr.Sanjiv Sawant, for the Petitioner. Ms.Iman Calcuttawala, A.G.P., for respondent No.1 Mrs.S.M.Modale, for respondent Nos.2 to 5. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 18th SEPTEMBER, 2008. P.C. 1. By filing this petition, the petitioner has prayed that appropriate directions may be given to respondent Nos.2 to 5 to provide the petitioner any alternate accommodation or to renew his licence for carrying out business at MJP Market, Mumbai. It is the grievance of the petitioner that he was initially granted licence in the year 1966 and used to do fruit business in the open space which was allotted by the respondent- corporation, for which he has relied upon certain documents. It is the case of the petitioner that he was allotted 40 unit space by the order of the 2 Senior Ward Officer (Markets), in June 1967 for his business. It is the further grievance of the petitioner that even though his licence has not been renewed subsequently, some fresh licences have been given for the said market in the year 2004. 2. The petition has been resisted by the respondent-corporation by filing reply. During the course of hearing, the learned Advocate for the petitioner has shown willingness to make representation before the respondent-corporation by giving factual data by pointing out that he was allotted space in the year 1966 and licence was granted to him. He further submitted that now additional space is likely to be available at M.J.P. Market, Vashi, the petitioner's licence may be renewed and he may be given small space of a same dimension for which licence was granted earlier so that he can continue his business, as he is senior citizen of 75 years. 3. Since the petitioner is willing to make representation, permission to make representation before the concerned Municipal authority is granted. If any request is made in this behalf by the petitioner, the respondent No.4 may consider as to whether any space can be allotted to the petitioner and whether his licence can be renewed or a fresh licence can be given to him as per policy and rules. The petitioner may be heard before taking any decision and such decision may be taken in accordance with law 3 and after taking into consideration the material placed on record. The representation may be decided within a period of three months from the receipt of the representation from the petitioner and the decision in that regard, may be communicated to the petitioner. Since the petitioner has shown desire to make representation before the respondent-corporation, we have not examined any other points in the petition. Subject to what is stated hereinabove, the petition is disposed of. ( A.A.SAYED, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )