1 W.P.No.8869/11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.8869 OF 2011. Smt.Indira W/o Subhash Jaiswal, Age 51 years, Occ.Business, through G.P.A., Subhash S/o Chiranjivilal Jaiswal, Age 59 years, Occ.Agri & Business, R/o Sarkhani Phata, Tq.Kinwat, Dist.Nanded. ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Home/Excise Department, through the Secretary Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Hon'ble Minister, State Excise Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 3. The Commissioner, State Excise, Fort, Mumbai-400 023. 4. The Collector, State Excise, Nanded, Tq. & Dist.Nanded. 5. The Tahsildar, Kinwat, Tq.Kinwat, Dist.Nanded. ... Respondents. ... Mr.P.V.Mandlik, Sr.Counsel for the petitioner. Mr.N.B.Patil, Asstt.Govt.Pleader for the State. 2 W.P.No.8869/11 ... CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J. Date : 22.11.2011. ORAL JUDGMENT : 1. Heard. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing. 3. Vide the present petition the petitioner prays to stay the order dated 2.5.2011, passed by the Respondent No.4 - Collector, State Excise, Nanded. 4. Mr.Mandlik, learned Senior Counsel, submits that though revision is filed before the Hon'ble Minister, the Hon'ble Minister is not hearing the Revision nor is hearing the stay application filed before it. The Revision is pending since August 2011. No date is also given. 3 W.P.No.8869/11 5. It appears that the petitioner was running a shop and possessing CL-III license. The petitioner has preferred Revision before the Hon'ble Minister against the order passed by the Collector and Commissioner, State Excise. When a litigant has preferred any proceedings, it is expected that the said proceedings should be decided one way or the other on its own merits after hearing the parties. 6. Mr.Patil, learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader submits that the petitioner may appear before the Hon'ble Minister and the stay petition shall be decided on its own merits. 7. In view of the above, the petitioner shall appear before the Hon'ble Minister on 30.11.2011. The Hon'ble Minister shall thereafter hear the stay petition filed by the petitioner expeditiously after hearing all the parties and give decision on the same. So also after deciding the stay petition, the Revision also shall be heard expeditiously. 4 W.P.No.8869/11 8. Rule made absolute in above terms. No costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) asp/office/wp886911