1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8062 OF 2009 Maliav Bhoisamaj Matsyamari Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. ..Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr.R.S.Kate for the Petitioners. Mrs.S.S.Bhende, AGP. For the State. Mr.K.S.Dewal for the Respondent No.5. CORAM :R.S.MOHITE, J. DATE : 18TH NOVEMBER,2009 PC: 1 Heard all parties. 2 Rule. Rule returnable forthwith, by consent, of the parties. 3. This petition impugns an order dated 31.8.2009 passed by the Minister of Fisheries. By the impugned order, the Minister has allowed the application filed by the present Respondent No.5 2 and cancelled the contract given to the petitioners in the year 2008. The contract given to the petitioners was for five years i.e. till the year 2012-2013. I have perused the order of the Minister and I find that the Minister has not given any proper reasons for cancellation of the awarded contract. He has only mentioned that the membership of the respondent No.5 is more and that respondent No.5 does not have sufficient water area. These cannot be grounds for cancelling a concluded and subsisting contract. The learned A.G.P. States that the impugned order may be set aside and the matter may be remanded back for giving fresh hearing and passing appropriate reasoned order. Rule is therefore, made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b) and the matter is remanded back to the State for fresh hearing and decision. It is made clear that during the pendency of the matter before the State, the petitioners will be entitled to carry on fishing activities in the concerned lake as per their original contract. The Revisional Authority 3 is requested to re-decide the matter expeditiously. (R.S.MOHITE, J.)