The Hon’ble Sri Justice Vilas V. Afzul Purkar Writ Petition No.11041 of 2010 Order: The petitioners are growers of Tobacco. However, as they do not have appropriate licences, they made requisite applications and now, the revisions filed by each one of them under Rule 33-A of the Tobacco Board Rules are pending with respondent No.1- Tobacco Board since April, 2010. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are prepared to pay the penalty and their Tobacco may be accepted in the auction subject to payment of the penalty as fixed by the Central Government. The learned Counsel for the petitioners has also placed reliance upon Circular No.11/6/2004- EP(Agri.VI), dated 12-10-2009, of the Central Government, whereunder the instructions authorising respondent No.1- Tobacco Board to dispose the excess/unauthorised FCV Tobacco and levy penalty thereon for the crop season 2009-10 and for the months of March-April, 2010 was issued. Sri S.Srinivas Reddy, learned Standing Counsel takes notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and submits that only after exhausting the authorised crop, depending upon instructions of the Central Government and the Circulars issued from time to time including the right of penalty, petitioners’ Tobacco will be considered for auction. The grievance of the petitioners would be substantially redressed, if a direction is given to respondent No.1- Tobacco Board to consider and dispose of the revision petitions filed by each of the petitioners for grant of licences as referred to above as early as possible and preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Further, in view of the statement made by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, the produce of the petitioners will be considered, after exhausting the authorised crop, in accordance with the instructions and circulars of the Central Government. Recording the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ Vilas V.Afzul Purkar, J Date: 06-05-2010 Note: CC in three days. (B/o) lur