((-1-)) mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.669 OF 2009 Nasruddin Bashar Khan Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra Respondent Niranjan Mundargi for petitioner. Y.M.Nakhawa, APP for the State. WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.670 OF 2009 R.S.Carrier Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Niranjan Mundargi for petitioner. Miss A.T.Javeri, APP for the State. WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.671 OF 2009 Sabit Ali S. Khan Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra Respondent Niranjan Mundargi for petitioner. H.J.Dedhia, APP for the State. WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.672 OF 2009 Sagir Ali Manzoor Shah Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra Respondent Niranjan Mundargi for petitioner. Rajesh More, APP for the State. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. ((-2-)) DATE : 17th April 2009 PC : 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners in support of these petitions. He invited my attention to various averments made in the petitions. He submitted that the petitioners were not aware of the order passed under section 6(A) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and that the petitioners in these petitions were not heard before passing the said orders. The said statement is disputed by the learned APP.. 2. It is not in dispute that a remedy of preferring an appeal against the order under section 6(A) of the said Act of 1955 is available to the petitioners. If the petitioners were not really aware about the said order, the petitioners can always apply for condonation of delay. The learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners will prefer an appeal within a period of four weeks from today. He states that the impugned orders are not implemented in the sense that the vehicles have not been sold till today. ((-3-)) 3. Hence, I pass following order :- (a) The petitions are dismissed as efficacious remedy is available to the petitioners; (b) The statement of the petitioners that appropriate proceedings will be filed within four weeks from today is accepted; (c) If the vehicles are not sold as of today on the basis of the impugned orders, the same shall not be sold for a period of eight weeks from today to enable the petitioners to apply for appropriate interim relief; (d) All contentions on merits are expressly kept open; (e) All concerned to act on an ordinary copy of this order duly authenticated by Registry of this Court. (A.S.OKA, J.)