1 wp-8325 to 8328-10 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8325 OF 2010 Priyanka Pralhad Patil .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Supply Officer Thane and ors. .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 8326 OF 2010 Vilas Tukaram Patil .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Supply Officer Thane and ors. .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 8327 OF 2010 Dakshata Digvijay Patil .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Supply Officer Thane and ors. .. Respondents WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 8328 OF 2010 Ananta Pandurang Patil .. Petitioner Vs. 2 wp-8325 to 8328-10 1. The District Supply Officer, Thane and ors. .. Respondents Mr. Sandesh Patil for petitioner in all the petitions. Mr. Samir Patil, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 5 in all the petitions. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & U. D. SALVI, JJ. DECEMBER 14, 2010. P.C. 1. All these petitions seek a common relief, namely, restoration/renew of fair price shop license in four different villages in Taluka Wada of Thane District and, therefore, they are being decided by this common order. 2. All the petitioners were issued license to run a fair price shop and the license period of three years has expired. By way of an interim arrangement, the cards attached to the petitioners’ shops were transfered to some other neighbouring villages fair price shop. Mr. Patil, the learned AGP, states that the Nagpur Bench of this court has passed an order on 15/6/2009 and permitted to initiate the process for awarding new licenses. The said order was challenged before the Supreme Court by filing I.A. No. 3 wp-8325 to 8328-10 90 of 2009 in Writ Petition No. 196 of 2001 and the Supreme Court passed the following order on 10/5/2010:- “We have heard learned counsel for the parties. As an interim measure, the State of Maharashtra is permitted to issue licenses for Fair Price Shops and Kerosene retail shops to Self Help Groups. They may distribute it through Gram Panchayat, Co-operative Society, Women/ Co-operative Society run by women, Ex-Army Co-operative Society Handicapped, Widow and greater priority would be given to the Widows of Army men.” 3. Shri Santosh Shinde, Tahasildar, Wada, is present before us and on taking instructions from him, Mr. Patil, the learned AGP, states that a fresh proclamation will be issued for granting licenses to run the fair price shop in these respective villages within four weeks from today and the process of granting licenses as per the order passed by the Supreme Court will be completed expeditiously. 4. Undertaking noted and in case the petitioners find themselves 4 wp-8325 to 8328-10 eligible, they may respond to the proclamation to be issued by the Tahasildar and the selection process will continue as per the Rules. 5. Petitions are disposed off accordingly. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)