{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6962 OF 2008 Lankabai Laxman Bade R/o Shirsathwadi, Tq-Pathardi Dist-Ahmednagar PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through Deputy Commissioner (Supply) Office of Deputy Commissioner (Supply) Nashik Division, Nashik 2. District Supply Officer Office of District Supply Officer, Ahmednagar RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.S.G.Gadge, Advocate for petitioner Mr.K.B.Chaudhari, Addl.G.P. For respondents ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE : 15th June 2009 PER COURT: 1. Being aggrieved by the order passed on 15.03.2008 by the Deputy Commissioner (Supply), Nashik Division, Nashik, the petitioner has preferred this writ petition. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties. It is not disputed that earlier the petitioner was running a fair price shop under valid licence. When she was running the said fair price {2} shop, an offence was registered against her under the Essential Commodities Act for which she was prosecuted. Later on, the petitioner is acquitted from the charges u/s 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act by the learned JMFC, Pathardi vide his judgment dated 13.07.2004. Thereafter, on 05.02.2007, the petitioner moved an application for renewal of the licence, canceled earlier, to run the fair price shop. The said application came to be rejected against which she preferred a revision before the Deputy Commissioner (Supply) Nashik. The revision is also rejected mainly on two grounds i.e. the application is not moved within 3 years after the acquittal of the petitioner and secondly during this period and presently also the petitioner is in service as “Anganwadi Sevika”. Appointment order of the petitioner dated 22.11.2000 is placed on record. As per Government Rules and Guidelines, under the Essential Commodities Act, if a person applies for licence, who is in full time appointment, then no licence to run fair price shop is to be granted to such person. It is tried to urge across the bar that the service of the petitioner as Anganwadi Sevika is not a full time, however it is a part time service. This submission itself is against the appointment order. On this ground alone, no interference is called for in the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner (Supply) Nashik. The writ petition, which is sans merits, is dismissed in liminie with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/wp6962-08