1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2475 OF 2010 Ajit s/o Ramchandra Jadhav, R/o-Vijay Nagar, Biloli, Tq-Biloli, Dist-Nanded. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Through its Territory Manager (Retail), Manmad Territory Office, Panewadi, Nandgaon-Manmad Road, P.O. Manmad, Dist-Nashik, 2) The Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, Department of Explosives, A-1 & A-2 Wing, 5th Floor, C.G.O. Complex, C.B.D. Belapur, Navi Mumbai- 400 614, 3) The District Magistrate, Nanded, Dist-Nanded, 4) The Additional Collector/ District Supply Officer, Nanded, Dist-Nanded. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.R.N. Dhorde Advocate i/b. Shri. P.S. Dighe Advocate for Petitioner. Shri.S.D. Kulkarni, Advocate for Respondent No.1. Shri.V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4. ... 2 CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 9TH APRIL, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The learned counsel Shri. Dhorde submits that the Petitioner challenges the order passed on 3rd March, 2010 by Respondent No.1. According to the Petitioner, he was running kerosene dealership since 1989. In the year 1997-98 his explosives license was renewed for the period upto 31st December, 2000 by the Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, West Circle, Navi Mumbai. The Petitioner submits that thereafter he filed an application on 6th November, 2003 for further renewal. That application was not decided, according to the Petitioner. Though the Petitioner continued to function as a dealer, the Petitioner's supply was stopped by communication dated 3rd March, 2010 by the Respondent No.1 3 company on the ground that the Petitioner failed to produce valid explosives license of the subject site. 3. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner had obtained the lay-out map approved by the explosives authorities and he had also submitted N.A. Permission before the Collector on 6th April, 2010. The Petitioner produced 7 X 12 extract also. The Collector, Nanded had communicated to District Supply Officer, Nanded, Tahsildar, Biloli and Superintendent of Police, Nanded for appropriate No Objection Certificate. 4. The learned A.G.P. Shri. Dighe, on instructions, submits that the District Supply Officer, Tahsildar would issue appropriate No Objection Certificate within a period of one week from today. 5. We direct the Superintendent of Police, 4 Nanded to take steps at the earliest and intimate the Collector, Nanded consequent to the communication sent by the Collector, Nanded dated 1st April, 2010 within one week from the date of communication of our Order. 6. We direct the Collector, Nanded to take appropriate decision in respect of application filed by the Petitioner within two weeks from the date of receipt of communication from Superintendent of Police, Nanded and communicate the same to the Petitioner. 7. In case the Petitioner approaches to the Respondent No.2 with appropriate application for issuing No Objection Certificates, then we direct the Respondent No.2 to decide the Petitioner's application within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the same and communicate the Petitioner accordingly. 8. The learned counsel for Respondent No. 1 5 company submits that in case the No Objection Certificate is received as desired by the Company under the impugned order, the Respondent No.1 company would restore supply of kerosene to the Petitioner. 9. In the light of the statements made and the order passed above, we dispose of this Petition. . Authenticated copy of this order be supplied to the learned A.G.P., who will communicate the Order to the concerned Authorities. [N.D. DESHPANDE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/APR10/wp2475.10