BEFORE THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (c.) No. §§2/ /2010 / I Petitioner Siromani Das Bairagi, aged about 46 years, son of Shri Ratu Das Bairagi, R/o Village & Post — Tamta, Tah. Patthalgaon, District Jashpur(CG) VERSUS State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Deptt of ‘Law & Legislative Affairs, Dau Kalyan Singh Bhawan, Raipur (CG) 2.’ Additionai Secretary, Govt of Chhattisgarh, Department of Law and Legislative Affairs, Dau Kalyan Singh Bhawan, Raipur (CG) District and Sessions Judge, Distt. Jashpur (CG) 1. Respondents WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION._0F INDIA 6. In Chandra Prakash Sharma (supra) this Court while considering the contention of the petitioner that his application for renewal of notariai licence has been refused without assigning any reason‘ after elaborately discussing the provisions of the Act of 1952, Notary Rules, 1956 and the subsequent amendment, held that the purpose behind the Act is that the Government while considering the application for, renewal of notarial licence is required to consider the case of each individual on merits to ascertain whether any particular person is entitled to renewal of the certificate by his acts or deeds during the period when he was practicing as Notary Public and the same is to be decided on the basis of his performance for the period while he was practicing as Notary Public. 7. -~ in the instant case, admittedly, the application for renewal of notarial licence of the petitioner has been refused without considering his past performance as Notary Public and without considering the recommendations. ln these circumstances, the order of Annexure P/1 cannot be sustained and the same deserves to be quashed. 8. in the result, the writ petition is allowed. Impugned order Annexure P/1 is quashed. The respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner on its own merits and decide the same in accordance with law. 9. No order asto costs. Sd/— Satish K. Agnihctri , Judge "WWT .. W , .,,.,,ii’1 . ‘ Ashok