W.P.No.5367 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5367 OF 2010 Bhagvat Yashwant Darunte and ors. ..Petitioners Versus The Union of India and ors. ..Respondents Mr P.B.Solunke, Advocate for petitioners Mr Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondent No.1 Mr D.R.Kale, A.G.P. for respondents 2 to 5 Mr P.R.Patil, Advocate for respondent No.6 - WITH - WRIT PETITION NO.56 OF 2010 Subhash s/o Bhausaheb Dube and ors. ..Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr M.B.Kolpe, Advocate for petitioner Mr D.R.Kale, A.G.P. for respondents 1 to 4 Mr P.R.Patil, Advocate for respondent No.5 Respondent No.6 served - WITH - WRIT PETITION NO.101 OF 2010 Gorakh s/o Tukaram Sawant and ors. ..Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr M.B.Kolpe, Advocate holding for Mr U.L.Momale, Advocate for petitioner Mr D.R.Kale, A.G.P. for respondent – State W.P.No.5367 of 2010 2 - WITH - WRIT PETITION NO.795 OF 2010 Dattu s/o Vinayak Dubile and ors. ..Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr M.B.Kolpe, Advocate holding for Mr U.L.Momale, Advocate for petitioners Mr D.R.Kale, A.G.P. for respondents 1 to 4 Mr P.R.Patil, Advocate for respondent No.5 Mr Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondent No.6 CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 13th April 2011 PER COURT 1. The petitioners in all these petitions are sugarcane growers. They contend that they have not been paid the minimum statutory price fixed for sugarcane for the crushing season of the year 2007-2008. In our opinion, this issue can be conveniently decided by the Commissioner of Sugar rather than in the writ jurisdiction of this Court. 2. The petitioners are, therefore, directed to approach the Commissioner of Sugar for redressal of their grievance All contentions of the parties before us are kept open, to be agitated before the Commissioner of Sugar. The petitioners’ representations are already before the Commissioner of Sugar. The petitioners shall appear before W.P.No.5367 of 2010 3 the Commissioner of Sugar on 2nd May 2011. The Commissioner of Sugar shall decide the petitioners’ grievance within three months thereafter. Petitions are accordingly disposed of. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) ( SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. ) (vvr/5367.10wp)