Section 441(3) in Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959
(3)No licence shall be granted under sub-section (1) unless the person applying therefor possesses the qualifications prescribed in that behalf and no application for a licence shall be refused if the applicant possesses those qualifications except on the ground that there is a reasonable apprehension that he is incompetent or has been found guilty of gross misconduct in the discharge of his duty as architect, engineer, structural designer, surveyor, or plumber, as the case may be.