1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8536 OF 2009 Vidyacharan Sarva Vyavasaik Sahakari Grahak Sanstha Maryadit .. Petitioners Vs The Food Distribution Officer Solapur & ors .. Respondents Mr. S.K.Shinde, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.P.S.Cardozo, AGP, for Respondent Nos 1 to 3. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 08/10/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. By consent, rule made returnable forthwith. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents waives service. The petition is taken up for hearing and final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2. This petition is directed against the order dated 15.9.2009 passed by respondent no.1 thereby cancelling the authorization granted to the petitioner-society for selling schedule commodities. The order passed by respondent no.1 dated 15.9.2009 is also challenged by way of revision by the petitioner T 2 on 24.9.l2009. The petitioners have stated that since the concerned Minister is not available for hearing the revision application, they were forced to approach this court by way of present writ petition. Since the revision application filed by the petitioners is pending before respondent no.4, learned counsel for the parties have agreed for the following order. Respondent no.4 shall endeavour to hear and decide the revision application filed by the petitioners challenging the order dated 15.9.2009 passed by respondent no.1 as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. The petitioners are directed to produce a copy of this order before the concerned authority within a period of ten days from today. Pending hearing and final disposal of the revision, parties are directed to maintain status-quo insofar as units attached to the petitioners’ shop are concerned. While passing this order, I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case. Rule is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3