1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3455 OF 2008 Smt. Devlalikar Ranjana Suresh Chairman, Vaishnavi Mahila Bachatgat, Asadgaon .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra and others .. .. Respondents Shri MD Mustafa Ahmed Momin, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. CORAM : A. P. DESHPANDE & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 20TH JANUARY, 2010. ORAL ORDER [ PER A. P. DESHPANDE, J. ] : 1. By a Government Resolution of the year 2006, Government had taken a decision to cancel the retail kerosene license and allot the same in favour of self serving groups. However, said policy was changed by issuing fresh notification in the year 2007. The 2007 notification takes a decision not to cancel the existing retail kerosene license being already enjoyed by retailers over a period of time, but it is stated that fresh licenses to be granted thereafter would be in favour of self serving groups. 2 2. The present petition is filed on the basis of notification dated 15.02.2006 which has been revoked in the year 2007. It shall be open for the petitioner to apply pursuant to an advertisement as and when issued for grant of retail kerosene license under 2007 Government Resolution. In the event, if the petitioner makes such an application pursuant to an advertisement, the same be considered by the respondents in accordance with law and the then prevailing policy. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ A. P. DESHPANDE, J.] bsb/Jan. 2010