1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.2433/2011 [Amit Agrawal and Associates and others .vrs. State of Maharashtra and another] ................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................................... CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI AND P.D. KODE, JJ. DATE : JULY 14, 2011. Heard Shri R.S. Vyas, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri A.S. Fulzele, learned AGP for the respondents. Before opening his argument, Advocate Shri Vyas pointed out that respondent no.2 - Collector has not filed any reply and some subordinate in Excise Department has filed reply-affidavit on behalf of respondent no.2 – Collector. Shri Fulzele, learned AGP, has opted to proceed with the hearing on the strength of reply- affidavit as filed. After hearing respective counsel, we find substance in the grievance of the petitioners that their representations made to the Collector on 15.3.2010 2 and, thereafter, on 14.2.2011 have not been looked into by the Collector at all. The reply-affidavit filed by the Superintendent, State Excise, Nagpur does not make any reference to these representations or their consideration by the Collector. It is not shown whether the representations were placed before the Collector for his perusal. In the circumstances, we are not satisfied with the response of the respondents in the matter. Without observing anything more on the merits of the controversy, as those merits are looked into by respondent no.2 Collector, we direct respondent no.2 Collector to look into the grievance of the petitioners in accordance with the law, as early as possible and in any case within a period of two weeks from today. With this direction, we disposed of the petition. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE Gulande