1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4648 OF 2009 Ajabrao S/o Bajirao Deshmukh .... PETITIONER V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra & Others .... RESPONDENTS Mr. D.B.Pawar (Pathrikar), Counsel for Petitioner. Mr. N.N.Jadhav, A.G.P. for Respondent – State. [ CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. ] DATE : 18 th JULY, 2009 PER COURT : 1. After arguing for some time, Shri. Pawar, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner had earlier submitted an application seeking renewal of his licence of document Bond Writer and the petitioner is not aware if his application has been decided by the respondents. However, it is stated before us that the petitioner has been served with the 2 impugned order stating therein that since the petitioner had attained the age of 60 years, his licence has been cancelled and since his licence has been cancelled, the petitioner is directed not to accompany persons desirous of getting their documents registered in the office of the Sub Registrar. Mr. Pawar, learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, in the back-ground states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty for submitting a representation seeking either renewal or issuance of fresh licence as document Bond writer. Division Bench of this Court in Chaitram Chindhuji Wasnik V/s State of Maharashtra – 2007 (3) Mh.L.J. - 264 has held that the condition in the Circular dated 21/6/2001 issued by the Inspector General and Stamp Controller, Maharashtra State holding the person, who has crossed age of 60 years as disqualified and debarred from practicing as document bond Writer, is illegal and violated of Article 19 (1) (g) of Constitution of India . The Division Bench has accordingly quashed and set aside the offending part of the Circular holding it to be illegal. In the light of the said Judgment, it is, therefore, urged before us by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is entitled for renewal of his licence as document Bond Writer. 2. In the light of that, therefore, we allow the petitioner to withdraw this petition and grant liberty to the petitioner to submit an 3 application afresh, either for renewal or issuance for fresh licence and direct the respondents to decide the said application within for weeks of its submission keeping in view the law laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in “ Chaitram Chindhuji Wasnik V/s State of Maharashtra and others - 2007 (3) Mh.L.J. - 264 ” holding the said Circular illegal by which the persons above the age of sixty were debarred or disqualified from practising as document Bond Writer. The petitioner to submit an application afresh within one week from today and the respondents to decide the said application, in accordance with law in the light of the Judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Chaitram V/s State (supra) within four weeks of its submission. [ R.K.DESHPANDE ] [ P.V. HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP4648.09 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13