1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3245 OF 2010 Vitthalrao s/o Narayan Nagawade, Age 59 years, Occu.Agriculture, R/o Wangdari, Taluka Shrigonda, District Ahmednagar, Through the General Power of Attorney holder Mrs. Vaishali Ravindra Bhosale Age 39 years, Occu.Business, R/o Sector No.21, Plot No.100, “Shruti Villa”, Yamuna Nagar, Nigdi, Pune 44 .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, State Excise Department, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Commissioner for State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai 3. The Collector, Ahmednagar (State Excise Department), Ahmednagar, Dist.Ahmednagar 4. The Superintendent of State Excise, Ahmednagar, Dist.Ahmednagar .. RESPONDENTS Shri V.D.Hon, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 13th April, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Heard Shri Hon, learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondents. The petitioner by this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has come up with a limited prayer i.e. seeking directions to the respondents to consider the representations submitted by the petitioner on 2.9.2009 and 15.2.2010. 3. In view of the fact that the said representations dated 2.9.2009 and 15.2.2010 are pending and yet not decided by the authorities, we direct the respondents to decide the said representations, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule made absolute in aforesaid terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/3245.10wp)