https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74270 A gold dealer's licence could not be rejected merely because the applicant already held a licence elsewhere, since the statutory scheme required the licensing authority to consider all prescribed matters and form a proper satisfaction after enquiry. The existence of another licence was only one relevant factor, not a mandatory ground for refusal. Because the authorities failed to assess the need for a licence at the locality concerned and relied on an incomplete basis, the refusal was treated as arbitrary. The appellate authority also failed to apply its mind properly, so the application was required to be reconsidered afresh in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 18 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74270 A gold dealer's licence could not be rejected merely because the applicant already held a licence elsewhere, since the statutory scheme required the licensing authority to consider all prescribed matters and form a proper satisfaction after enquiry. The existence of another licence was only one relevant factor, not a mandatory ground for refusal. Because the authorities failed to assess the need for a licence at the locality concerned and relied on an incomplete basis, the refusal was treated as arbitrary. The appellate authority also failed to apply its mind properly, so the application was required to be reconsidered afresh in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74270