1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 753 OF 1980 J. N. Patil .. Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.S.A.A.Shaikh i/b M/s.Thakordas & Madgavkar for the petitioner CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL & & & K.U.CHANDIWAL, JJ. K.U.CHANDIWAL, JJ. K.U.CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATED : 7TH JULY, 2008 DATED : 7TH JULY, 2008 DATED : 7TH JULY, 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. This petition was filed in the year 1980 aggrieved by the order dated 1.7.80 passed by the licensing authority wherein the Collector, Bombay discontinued the licence granted to the petitioner on the ground of non-compliance of its direction i.e. for relocation of the liquor shop from existing premises before 30.6.80. 2 3. During the pendency of the petition, some arrangement was entered into between the parties. In our view, as the life of the liquor licence is of one year, keeping this petition pending does not subserve any purpose. If at all, the petitioner is aggrieved by any further steps taken by the licencing authority/decision in the matter, he may approach the appellate authority as provided under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 rather than directly invoking extraordinary jurisdiction of this court under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. With these observations, petition is dismissed. ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( K.U. CHANDIWAL, J ) ( K.U. CHANDIWAL, J ) ( K.U. CHANDIWAL, J )