IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5715 of 2009 MADAN MURARI PRASAD . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 03. 10.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 28.3.2009 of the District Sub Registrar, Sadar Ragistry Office, Gaya cancelling the Deed Write License No. 69 of 2002. It is submitted that after the year 2002 the petitioner has been annually depositing license fee from 2003 onwards till 2009 and which has been accepted, but renewal of the license was not done. The specific assertion of the petitioner in this regard in paragraph-4 of the writ petition has been dealt with very casually and perfunctorily in paragraph-12 of the counter affidavit and merits no consideration. The only issue for consideration therefore is whether the license of the petitioner has been cancelled after due opportunity. If the petitioner has deposited the license fee in time or even late unless there was an order for refusal to renew license after due opportunity he cannot be visited for the lapses of the respondents 2 except in accordance with law. If notice was sent by U.P.C., it is a rebuttable presumption. The petitioner denies any receipt of notice. If he was sitting in the premises of the District Sub Registry, working as a Deed Writer, notice could have been served personally on him. The respondents have been unable to rebut the challenge of the petitioner that he received no notice by U.P.C. The impugned order dated 28.3.1990 is therefore not sustainable. It is set aside insofar as the petitioner is concerned. The respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for renewal of the license in accordance with specific pleadings contained in paragraph-4 of the writ petition that he has deposited his license fee annually right up to the year 2009, and which is not denied in the counter affidavit. Let such consideration be done and appropriate orders on renewal of his license be passed within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The application stands disposed. P.K. ( Navin Sinha, J.)