IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 548 of 1998 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.S.JHAVERI ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the concerned : NO Magistrate/Magistrates,Judge/Judges,Tribunal/Tribunals? -------------------------------------------------------------- SHREENATH OIL DEPOT Versus DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR YOGESH S LAKHANI for Petitioner No. 1 MR KL PANDYA, AGP for Respondent No. 1-3 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.S.JHAVERI Date of decision: 31/03/2004 ORAL JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Mr. Y.S. Lakhani for the petitioner and Mr. K.L. Pandya, learned AGP, for the respondents. Mr. Lakhani stated that in the present case the licence period is over in the year 2000 and therefore even if the petition is heard on merits, no fruitful purpose will be served. Mr. Lakhani submitted that in that view of the matter, the petitioner desires to make a fresh application for licence to the State Government and the State Government may be directed to consider such application in accordance with law and without influencing the order passed by the State Government. Accordingly it is observed that if the petitioner makes an application, within a period of three weeks from today, for licence, the State Government shall consider the same in accordance with law without influencing the order passed by the State Government. 2. The petition is accordingly disposed of. Rule is discharged with no order as to costs. [K.S. JHAVERI, J.] *ar*