IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WP/6682/2010 DEVIDAS NARAYAN GADE V/S THE STATE OF MAH AND ORS ... Shri S.G.Jadhavar, Advocate for petitioner and Shri S.N.Kendre, AGP for respondents ... CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE & S.B.DESHMUKH, JJ. Dated : June 9, 2011 PER COURT :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this Writ Petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondents to transfer Kerosene license in his name. The Kerosene license was issued in favour of his father, who died in 2001. 3. The petitioner states that he made an application in 2001 itself seeking transfer of the licence to the concerned authority after the death of his father and that his representation/application has not been considered till this date. In view thereof, he further submits that petitioner would be satisfied if the directions are issued to respondent No.2 to consider his representation / application dated 5.10.2001, addressed to the Tahsildar, Sengaon, in the light of the Government Resolution dated 25.5.2004. (2) WP/6682/2010 4. We have considered the prayers made in the Writ Petition and the facts and circumstances of the case. We are satisfied that following order shall meet the ends of justice. 5. Respondent No.4 Tahsildar, Sengaon to forward the petitioner's application dated 5.10.2001 to respondent No.2 Collector as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Respondent No.2 shall consider the petitioner's application on merits in accordance with law. If the petitioner's application dated 5.10.2001 is not traceable in the office of respondent No.4 Tahsildar, it is open to the petitioner to furnish copies of his application at Exhibit "C" to the petition to the Tahsildar within two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Respondent No.2 Collector shall consider the petitioner's application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within the period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of the application from the office of respondent No.4 - Tahsildar, Sengaon, on merits in accordance with law. 6. It is made clear that while passing this order, we have not considered merits of the case. 7. Writ Petition, accordingly stands disposed of. (S.B.DESHMUKH, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) akl