(1) A licence holder desiring to renew the licence, shall make an application to the licensing authority in the prescribed Form i.e. in R.A.1 or R.A.2 or R.A.3 or R.A.4, as the case may be, atleast two months before the date of expiry of licence. The provisions of rules 3(2), 4 and 5 of these rules shall apply to an application for renewal of licence as if it were an application for the original grant of licence.
(2) Where, an application for the renewal of licence has not been made within the time specified above, the same can be made on payment of an additional fee of twenty five per cent of the prescribed licence fee upto the date of expiry of licence and shall be accompanied by the chalan in token of such payment. The licensing authority may admit the application so received after the due date but before the date of expiry of the licence for good and sufficient reasons;
(3) The licensing authority may refuse to renew the licence if he is satisfied that the licence holder has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of the Act or any rules made thereunder or the terms and conditions of the licence;
Provided that the licensing authority shall not pass any order refusing the renewal of the licence unless the licence holder has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard;
Provided further that if an application for renewal of licence made within the time as specified above is not disposed of by the licensing authority, 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 licensing authority on the application for renewal, whichever is earlier. Where renewal of licence is refused, the proportionate amount of licence fee for the period of licence deemed to have been extended, shall be deducted and the balance amount refunded.