1 WP 6510.2011 - [ J ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6510 OF 2011 1. Pawankumar Badriprasad Jaiswal Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. Business, Hotel Sai Kalpesh, R/o : Sarkhani, Tq. Kinwat, Dist. Nanded. 2. Shri Nandkishore Balwantrao Siddhewar Age : 36 Yrs., Occ. Business, Hotel B.K.Prasad, R/o : Sarkhani, Tq. Kinwat, Dist. Nanded. 3 . Shri Nandkishore Balwantrao Siddhewar Age : 36 Yrs., Occ. Business, Hotel B.K.Prasad, R/o : Sarkhani, Tq. Kinwat, Dist. Nanded. .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. State of Maharashtra Through Minister of State Excise Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Commissioner of State Excise Old Custom House, Mumbai. 3. The Collector of Nanded State Excise Department, District nanded. ..... RESPONDENTS 2 WP 6510.2011 - [ J ] Mr. V.D.Hon, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.B.Pulkundwar, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 19/09/2011 ORAL JUDGMENT : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the respective parties, taken up for final hearing. 2. The petitioners are granted foreign liquor licence. The resolution was passed by the Gram Sabha for closure of shops. Thereafter, the Collector, Nanded directed the petitioners to close the shop. The petitioners filed Appeal U/s 137 of the Bombay Prohibition Act. The said Appeal came to be dismissed. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioners have filed Revision before the Hon’ble Minister and the said Revision is pending. The petitioners had also moved for stay. It appears that the stay is not granted by the Hon’ble Minister. As such, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. This Court on 29/08/2011 had issued notice to the respondents and directed the parties to maintain status-quo. 4. Heard Mr. V.D. Hon, the learned counsel for the petitioners 3 WP 6510.2011 - [ J ] and Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar, the learned Assistant Govt. Pleader for the State. 5. It is not disputed that the Revision filed by the petitioners is pending for final disposal before the Hon’ble Minister of State Excise. This Court had also directed the parties to maintain status-quo in respect of said shop. Mr. Hon, the learned counsel contends that the petitioners are running the said shop. 6. When the Revision is pending before the Hon’ble Minister for consideration on merits, it would be in fitness of things to direct the parties to maintain status-quo. 7. Mr. Pulkundwar, the learned Assistant Govt. Pleader vehemently opposed the order of continuation of status-quo. 8. The parties shall maintain status-quo in respect of the suit shop till the disposal of the Revision by the Hon’ble minister. 9. Rule is made absolute in terms of aforesaid observations and directions. No costs. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] KNP/WP 6510.2011 - [ J ] 4 WP 6510.2011 - [ J ]