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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (REVENUE)-NORTH-CUM-
LICENSING AUTHORITY
No. 2694/DC(R)N/A7/PB/2022/2435,
Puducherry, dated 25th August 2023.
Proceedings of the Deputy Collector (Revenue) North-cum-Licensing Authority
under the Puducherry Pawn Brokers Act, 1966 regarding Cancellation
of Pawn Broker Licence issued to Thiru Balaji, s/o. Palanisamy vide
Licence No. 645, at No. 216, S.V. Patel Salai, Puducherry.
Present
:
Thiru M. Kandasamy,
Deputy Collector (Revenue) North-cum-Licensing
Authority under Puducherry Pawn Brokers Act, 1966.
Reference
:
Report of the Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Puducherry,
Vide No. 5526/TOP/Pawn Broker/2021/005, dated 07-03-2023.
Whereas, one Thiru Balaji, s/o. Palanisamy was issued with a Pawn Broker
Licence vide No. 645, dated 13-06-2016 under the Pondicherry Pawn Brokers Act,
1966 to conduct the Pawn Broker business at No. 216, S.V. Patel Salai,
Puducherry;
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2. And whereas, a notice was issued to him on 07-09-2022 to appear
for enquiry and to produce the Receipt Book, Pledge Book, Acknowledgment
Book in the prescribed Forms as per the Pawn Brokers Act and Rules, 1966 in
respect of his licence for the purpose of renewal for the period 2022-2023.
“Consequent to the notice, the licensee has submitted a written reply on 02-11-2022
stating that due to unavoidable circumstances, he could not run the Pawn Broker
business and the same may be cancelled at an early date with intimation to him”.
Further, he has also submitted his Receipt and Acknowledgment Book which did
not contain any entries;
3. And whereas, as a final opportunity, he was issued another show cause
notice on 10-10-2022 instructing him to submit the accounts i.e., (i) Pawn-ticket,
(ii) Sale book of pledges, (iii) Declaration, where pledge is claimed by owner,
(iv) Declaration of pawn-ticket lost and (v) Receipt on redemption of pledge, if any,
on or before 17-10-2022; failing which process of cancellation of the Licence issued
vide No. 645 under section 14-A(1) (a) of the Puducherry Pawn Brokers
Act, 1966 will be initiated. He has neither appeared nor submitted any reply to the
notice.
4. And whereas, the Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Puducherry vide his report,
dated 07-03-2023 stated that he has not recommended for renewal of the said
Pawn Broker Licence issued to Thiru Balaji, s/o. Palanisamy, vide Licence No. 645
for the year 2022-23, as the shop was not functioning and no business is being conducted;
5. And whereas, as per 10 (1) (a) of the Puducherry Pawn Brokers Act, 1966,
the licensee shall regularly record and maintain or cause to be recorded and
maintained in a pledge book in the prescribed Form, an account showing for each
pawner separately. As such failure to maintain the records properly is contravention
of the provisions under section 14-A(1) (a) of the Puducherry Pawn Brokers Act, 1966;
6. And whereas, as per sections 3(2) and 4 (4) of the Puducherry Pawn
Brokers Act, 1966, the licensee has to renew the licence from year to year and
the licence is deemed to be expired from 01-04-2022 and the licensee has not
paid the prescribed renewal fee. Failure to renew the licence periodically and
non-payment of prescribed renewal fee is considered as a contravention of the
provisions of the Act and as such under section 14-A(1) (a) of the Puducherry Pawn
Brokers Act, 1966, the Licensing Authority specified in sub-section (1) of section-4
may, at any time, during the term of any licence cancel it by an order in writing;
7. Therefore, I, M. Kandasamy, Deputy Collector (Revenue)-North-cum-
Licensing Authority, Puducherry, under the Puducherry Pawn Brokers Act, 1966
in exercise of the provisions of section 14-A(1) (a) of the Puducherry Pawn
Brokers Act, 1966, for the reasons mentioned above, hereby cancel the Pawn
Broker licence issued to Thiru Balaji, s/o. Palanisamy vide Licence No. 645.
Given under my hand on this 23rd day of August 2023.
M. KANDASAMY,
Deputy Collector (Revenue) North-cum-Licensing Authority.