(a) An application for renewal of licence granted under rule 5 shall be made in From IV appended to these rules at least thirty days before the date of expiry of the validity thereof:
Provided that the Commissioner may admit an application made after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, but before the expiry of the licence, if he is satisfied that the licensee has sufficient cause for the making the application in time.
(b) Every application for renewal shall be affixed with a Court fee label to the value of two rupees and shall be accompanied by-
(i) a treasury receipt in proof of the payment of fee prescribed under sub-rule (b) of Rule 3, and
(ii) the full description of the building and the statement relating to plants and equipments referred to in Rule 3. If there are any alterations or additions to the building or the permanent apparatus used therein subsequent to the grant or renewal of licence, a certificate from the Distillery Officer as to the correctness of the alterations or additions shall also be filed.
(c) The Commissioner may refuse to renew a licence if he is satisfied that the licensee has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of the Act or Rule made thereunder or the terms and conditions of the licence:
Provided that the Commissioner shall not pass any order refusing the renewal of licence unless the licensee has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
8 7-A. Licence to be valid for two months if no order on renewal application is received:- (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the second proviso to sub- rule (b) of Rule 5, if an application for the renewal of a licence made within the time specified in sub- rule (a) of Rule 7 is not disposed by the Commissioner before the date of expiry of the licence, the period of licence shall be deemed to have been further extended, for a period of two months from the date of expiry of such licence or, till the date of receipt of the orders passed by the Commissioner on the application for renewal, whichever is shorter.
(b) Where renewal of licence is refused, the proportionate fee shall be refunded deducting the fee for the period of licence deemed to have been extended under sub- rule (a).