(1) WP781-09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 781 OF 2009 Parvatibai Vishwanath Swam PETITIONER VERSUS The Commissioner, State Excise Department, Mumbai and others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. P.V. Barde, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. V.J. Dixit, Senior Counsel, instructed by Mr. A.N. Nagargoje, advocate for the respondent No. 2. ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 15TH JULY, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The present petition has been filed by a person living in village Shirur Tajband, Taluka Ahmedpur, District Latur. Her grievance is that the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have permitted the respondent No. 3 to run a Country Liquor shop in the village. Several contentions have been raised in the petition as to how this shop would be detrimental to the interest of the villagers. (2) WP781-09 2. The State has filed an affidavit pursuant to certain directions of this Court. In its affidavit, it has been averred that while granting permission, the State Excise Department had taken into consideration the objections raised by the people of the village and it was found that only a small percentage of the villagers were objecting to the establishment of a Country Liquor shop by the respondent No. 3. Further more, the report indicates that the shop is not located in the village but on the outskirts of the village. 3. Considering the averments in the affidavit filed by the State Excise Officer, the petition is dismissed. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] npj/wp781-09