License Is Treated As Contract And Extension Of License Is Purely A Matter Of Discretion And The Courts Cannot Intervene: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In a recent case, Justice R. Raghunandan Rao held that the courts cannot intervene in matters of extension of license as license is treated as a contract. The petitioner had obtained a license for running a Mobile Canteen in the premises of HOD Building Complex, Vijayawada. On account of pandemic and consequent lockdown during the second and third waves and on account of unseasonal...