{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5528 OF 2009 1. Rajkumar Ramkishan Bharuka R/o Nagad, Tq-Kannad, Dist-Aurangabad 2. Sagar Vijaykumar Agrawal R/o Bazar Peth, Kannad Dist-Aurangabad PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through District Collector, Aurangabad 2. The Committee for Transfer of CL-III Licence, under the Membership of the Superintendent of State Excise Aurangabad RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.Hemant Surve, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.N.N.Jadhav, AGP for respondents No.1 and 2 ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 24th August 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of {2} admission. 2. By this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the application of the petitioners dated 12.09.2008 for induction of a new partner in the firm in respect of the CL-III Licence of the petitioners, by respondents. 3, In the light of limited relief, which the petitioners have sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 4. We have heard Mr.Surve, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jadhav, learned AGP, who accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to expeditiously decide the pending application of the petitioners in no case later than two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp5528-09