1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.2443 OF 2010 Jai Bhavani Toddy Company, Degloor, Through its Partner & ors. ..PETITIONERS VERSUS The Collector, State Excise, Nanded & ors. ..RESPONDENTS Mr P.V. Mandlik, Senior Advocate with Mr Amol S. Gandhi for the petitioners; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 to 3; Mr A.K. Tiwari, Advocate for intervener. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE,JJ. DATE : 14th July, 2010 PER COURT : By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to renew the toddy licenses of the petitioners by charging 3 to 6 per cent more as compared to the bid submitted by the petitioners earlier. For the aforesaid relief reliance is placed upon Government Circulars dated 28.9.2006 and 27.8.2007. According to the petitioners, since the auction of the toddy shops has been stayed and the residents of Nanded are deprived from consuming toddy on account of non-auctioning of the shops, the licenses of the petitioners can be renewed by charging them additional amount of 3 to 6 per cent as per the policy decision of the Government. Since we have quashed and set aside the tender/auction notice and have directed the respondents therein to issue fresh tender/auction notice, we dismiss this petition with liberty to the petitioners to submit an application to the respondents for renewal of their 2 licenses for further period as per the Circulars relied upon by the petitioners. If an application as stated above is submitted by the petitioners, the same be decided by the respondents in accordance with law and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 2. In the result, writ petition is dismissed with the aforesaid directions with no order as to costs. 3. Copy of this order duly authenticated by Sheristedar of this Court be provided to the learned A.G.P. to act upon. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) amj/wp2443.10