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Murari Lal vs District Magistrate and Others

Allahabad High Court · Decided on 11 March 2003 · Citation: (2003) 3 AWC 1872

HON’BLE JUDGES
Prakash Krishna, J · M. Katju, J
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14, 19(1)
RESULT
Dismissed
CASE NUMBER
C.M.W.P. No. 33942 of 2002

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Judgment

2 paragraphs · 171 words

M. Katju and Prakash Krishna, JJ.—Admittedly, the petitioner was granted theka for 1.4.2002 to 31.3.2003. The period of this theka is about to expire and we have held in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 7154 of 2003, POLE Ads Advertising v. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad and Ors., decided today that the period of contract cannot be renewed or extended as that would violate Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. For the reasons given in that decision, this petition is dismissed.

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However, if the petitioner was not allowed to operate the theka for any period or any part thereof, he shall be refunded the theka amount, or the proportionate amount of the theka as the case may be. For this purpose, the petitioner should apply to the respondent No. 5 and if he does so, and the respondent No. 5 finds that his claim is correct, the amount shall be refunded to the petitioner preferably within a month of production of a certified copy of this order in accordance with law.