(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 8454 OF 2010 1. Gorakhnath s/o. Laxman Tuplondhe, Age : 45 years, Occupation : Agriculturist, R/o. At Post Jamgaon, Taluka : Gangapur, District : Aurangabad. 2. Ashok s/o. Damodhar Thorat, Age : 54 years, Occupation : Agriculturist. 3. Sau. Mangala w/o. Ashok Thorat, Age : 49 years, Occupation : Agriculturist. Both petitioner Nos.2 & 3 R/o. At Post Kaygaon, Taluka : Gangapur, District : Aurangabad. .. Petitioners. versus 1. Government of India, Through its Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Krushi Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Mantralaya, Mumbai. (2) 3. The Commissioner of Sugar, Maharashtra State, "Sakhar Sankul", Shivajinagar, Pune. 4. The Regional Joint Director of Sugar, Aurangabad Region, Land Development Bank Building, Kranti Chowk, Aurangabad. 5. The Managing Director, Gangapur Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Raghunath Nagar, Taluka : Gangapur, District : Aurangabad. 6. The Managing Director, Vitthalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Gangamai Nagar, Taluka : Madha, District : Solapur. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. C.R. Thorat, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. R.P. Phatke, Standing Counsel, for respondent no.1. Mr. N.B. Khandare, Government Pleader, for respondent nos.2, 3 and 4. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE : 20TH SEPTEMBER 2010 (3) COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. The petitioners have restricted their claim, in the petition, to prayer clause "B". 2. We find that the relief claimed in prayer clause "B" is innocuous one. 3. The respondent no.3 is, therefore, directed to decide the representations made by the petitioners, dated 5-8-2010 and 7-8-2010, on its own merits, within a period of three months from today. 4. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. ( K.U. CHANDIWAL ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp8454