1 C.P.190.11+1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 190 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 11 OF 2011 Mohammad Sultan Khan Rashid Khan. ..PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, and another ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr.Momin Mustafa,Advocate for petitioner. Mr.D.V.Tele,A.G.P. for respondents. ... WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 192 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 28 OF 2011 Hemlata Bhimrao Wagh and others. ..PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, and another ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr.P.V.Mandlik,Senior Counsel, instructed by Mr.Amol Gandhi,Advocate for petitioners. Mr.D.V.Tele,A.G.P. for respondents. ... CORAM: S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 20TH OCTOBER, 2011 2 C.P.190.11+1 PER COURT. : . Heard. 2. At the outset, Mr. Tele, learned AGP on instructions from Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai makes a statement that the orders passed by the District Supply Officer, Aurangabad (Hereinafter referred to as “SDO” for the sake of brevity ) cancelling the licences of the petitioners will be withdrawn by the DSO within one week from today. . On further instructions, Mr. Tele, learned AGP submits that Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai will consider the report submitted by the Committee headed by Sub-Divisional Officer, Sillod to the Government, and after hearing Advocate Mr. Momin Mustafa for the petitioners in Contempt Petition 3 C.P.190.11+1 No. 190 of 2011 and Advocate Mr. Amol Gandhi for the petitioners in Contempt Petition No. 192 of 2011, on 19.11.2011 at 2.30 p.m., and after allowing the parties to submit documents on record on same day and considering the said documents and relevant provisions will pass appropriate orders. 3. In the light of submissions of the learned AGP on instructions from Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Mr. Kalayan Yamaji Bodkhe, District Supply Officer Aurangabad following order is passed. :: O R D E R :: Mr. Kalayan Yamaji Bodkhe, District Supply Officer, Aurangabad to withdraw the orders of canceling licences of the petitioners within one week from today. Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal 4 C.P.190.11+1 Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai shall consider the report of the Committee headed by Sub- Divisional Officer, Sillod and after hearing above named advocates on 19.11.2011 at 2.30 p.m., will pass the appropriate orders after considering entire material available on record and in the light of relevant provisions. This order is passed on the basis of statement of the learned AGP as instructed by Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Mr. Kalayan Yamaji Bodkhe, District Supply Officer, Aurangabad. It is needless to clarify that Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai will be free to pass the orders on its own merits. It is further clarified that on 5 C.P.190.11+1 19.11.2011 itself Advocates will have to conclude their arguments, and if they wish to file written notes of arguments, they can to do so on the same day. No further time will be granted to them. If the petitioners wish to file any documents on record, the same can be done on 19.11.2011 itself. No further time will be granted to the petitioners. There is no necessity of issuance of any notice of hearing and this order itself be treated as notice of the hearing dated 19.11.2011. This Court appreciates prompt response by Dr. Bhagwan Sahay, Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai to the notice issued by this Court and also sincere efforts taken by him to assist this Court in disposing of both the Contempt Petitions. 6 C.P.190.11+1 This Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the matter. In the light of above both Contempt Petitions stand disposed of. Authenticated copy is permitted. Sd/- [S.S. SHINDE, J.] MTK