(1) WP. 3149.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3149 OF 2010 Ashok S/o Ramkishan Giram .. Petitioner VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. .. Respondents Mr. Vishal Bagul, Advocate h/f. Mr. N.R. Pawade, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for the respondent-State ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 6TH JULY, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. Heard learned counsel. The quota available to one kerosene retailer by name Mehtab Babanji was required to be distributed temporarily, by way of interim arrangement, on account of suspension of his license. Initially, the card-holders were attached to the fair price shop of the respondent no.4. Thereafter, again those card-holders were assigned to the fair price shop of the petitioner. The local M.L.A. and others however, recommended that the card- (2) WP. 3149.2010 holders may be attached to the fair price shop of the respondent no.4. District Supply Officer directed the Tahsildar to change the arrangement and therefore the interim arrangement was again changed by shifting the card-holders attached to the fair price shop of the petitioner to that of the respondent no.4. 2. Counsel for the petitioner would submit that as per the guidelines, the recommendation of the Gramsabha is required to considered. He would further submit that as per the guideline priority should be given to the convenience of the card-holdes in the village and that the action taken by respondent no. 2 and 3 is only due to the intervention of the local MLA. Be that as it may, it is explicit that the petitioner has no statutory or constitutional right to get the said card-holders attached to his fair price shop for distribution of the kerosene. Consequently, the arrangement is only temporary in view of suspension of the license of Mehtab Babanji that is not a permanent arrangement nor the respondent no.4 is given any priority for (3) WP. 3149.2010 issuance of the license. Therefore, the guidelines governing the manner of distribution of the license need not be considered at this juncture. The impugned order is only by way of making stop-gap arrangement. No interference is, therefore, called for. Petition disposed of. Ad-interim relief stands vacated. Sd/- [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp