( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1036 OF 1993 Giridharlal Bishambaavdas Nayyar PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS …. Mr. M.G. Deokate, advocate holding for Mr. P.R. Deshmukh, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.V. Kurundkar, Additional Govt. Pleader for the respondents/State. …. [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 30th July, 2010] PER COURT : 1. By this petition, the petitioner challenges order rendered by the respondent No. 3 whereby FL-I licence granted vide Licence No. 17/92-93 was suspended. 2. Heard learned counsel and learned Additional Government Pleader. 3. The petitioner appears to have sought hearing in the matter. It also appears that the matter was referred to the ( 2 ) respondent No. 1 by the Collector for taking further action. The petitioner is not made aware of any complaint made against him or the material on basis of which prima facie conclusion was reached that he had attempted to obtain the FL-I licence by misleading the competent authority. The only contention of learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is that he may be given opportunity of hearing. It appears that under the interim orders of this Court, the licence is continued till the date. Therefore, it will not be appropriate to direct to re-open the matter which was in respect of the complaint filed in 1992. 4. In my opinion, the following order would meet ends of justice. “The petitioner is at liberty to make appropriate representation for revocation of the suspension order and thereafter, he shall be given due opportunity of hearing before any final decision is rendered by the competent authority. It is made clear that the Collector will be at liberty to record finding about the alleged suppression of facts or misleading by the petitioner to the ( 3 ) competent authority while seeking the licence. All the issues are kept open and the representation of the petitioner shall be decided on its own merits. The petition is accordingly disposed of.” [V.R. KINGAONKAR] JUDGE NPJ/wp1036-1993