ASN 1 WP-3491.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3491 OF 2011 Karan Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents. Mr. M.S.Karnik for the Petitioner. Mr. S.N.Patil,AGP. For Respondent State. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C. J. AND G.S. GODBOLE, J. Wednesday, 4 th May, 2011 PC: In this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner has prayed for direction to the respondents to extend the benefit of subsidy indicated in the Government Resolution dated 8th June, 2007 to the petitioner and has also prayed for direction to take decision on the petitioner’s representation dated 28th December, 2009 at Exhibit-N attached to the petition for grant of benefits of the above subsidy. 2 Interests of justice will be served if the petition is disposed of with the direction to the Excise Department of State of Maharashtra to take decision on the petitioner’s representation dated 28th December, 2009 at Exhibit-N attached to the petition as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three months from the date of receipt of this order. It is directed accordingly. ASN 2 WP-3491.sxw 3 It is clarified that we may not be treated to have expressed any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s contentions. CHIEF JUSTICE G.S. GODBOLE, J.