{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5353 OF 2009 Ravindra Vidnyan Mahirrao R/o Lakdya Hanuman Tq-Shirpur, Dist-Dhule PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Food Supplies Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The District Supply Officer Dhule, Dist-Dhule 3. The Deputy Commissioner (Supply) Nashik RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.S.D.Dhongde, Advocate for petitioner Mr.N.B.Khandare, Government Pleader for respondents No.1 to 3 ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 17th August 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. {2} 2. By this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for directing the respondents to decide the revisions pending before the Minister, within a specified period. 3. According to the petitioner, the competent authority had issued license to the petitioner for sale of kerosene and for running a fair price shop in village Lakdya Hanuman, Tq-Shirpur Dist-Dhule. Thereafter, it appears that proceedings were initiated and the aforesaid license came to be canceled. The petitioner had preferred statutory appeals before the Deputy Commissioner (Supply), but the said appeals came to be dismissed on 16.10.2008. Against the dismissal of the appeals, the petitioner has submitted revisions before the concerned minister, which is said to be pending since 2008. 4. Since the revisions are said to be pending since 2008, we are inclined to allow this writ petition by directing the respondents to decide the said revisions as expeditiously as possible and in any case not later than 3 months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp5353-09