IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14604 of 2011 Santosh Kumar Biswas, S/O Late Sadhu Charan Biswas, R/O Vill.- Kanchan Nagar, P.O.-Ahora, Distt.-Malda (West Bengal), at Present Vending Contractor of Wheel Barrow/Pan Dala at Katihar, N.F. Railway Station, Katihar ………………………………Petitioner. Versus 1. The Union of India through Secretary, Deptt. of Rail, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 2. D.R.M., N.F. Railway, Katihar, Distt.-Katihar (Bihar). 3. Divisional Commercial Manager, N.F. Railway Katihar, Distt.- Katihar (Bihar). 4. Chief Commercial Inspector, N.F. Railway, Katihar Distt.-Katihar (Bihar). 5. General Manager, N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Gauhati, Assam. 6. Chief Commercial Manager, N.R. Railway, Maligaon, Gauhati, Assam. 7. Manager I.R.C.T.C. Ltd., N.F. Railway, Maligaon Gauhati, Assam. ………..Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02/ 11.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents authorities to renew the license of the petitioner of Wheel Barrow and Pan-Dala in its continuation without break and to allow the petitioner to do his job/business of vendor running his Wheel Barrow and Pan-Dala as before and to make adjustment of advance money deposited by the petitioner against the future fees of license of Wheel Barrow and Pan-Dala and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is doing the aforesaid catering/vending service since 1981-82 vide License No.157 dated 16.06.1982 granted to him by the Railway - 2 - Authorities at Katihar, N.F. Railway Station. He further submits that the said license was renewed till December 2010, but when the petitioner filed his application for renewal of license within time along with the requisite fees, whereas advance money had already been paid which was to be adjusted in the renewal fees, no heed was paid to the petitioner’s application for renewal of his license, although he was also ready to deposit all the fees as required. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to immediately approach the Divisional Commercial Manager, N.F. Railway, Katihar (respondent no.3) by way of filing an application giving details of his claims. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within three weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within three months thereafter. Harish (S.N.Hussain, J.)