Jay Dnyandev Waghade v. The State Of Maharashtra, Thr. The District Collector, State Excise Dept., Chandrapur And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.

OF 20 Jay Dnyandev Waghade, Babu Peth, Ward No.2, Chandrapur -vsThe State of Maharashtra, Thr. The District Collector, State Excise Dept. Chandrapur and anr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders.

or directions and Registrar's orders.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shri Vikaram Undre, Advocate for petitioner.

Ms N. P. Mehta, Assistant Government Pleader for respondents. CORAM : A. S. CHANDURKAR AND MRS VRUSHALI V. JOSHI JJ. DATE : July 18, 2023 P. C.

1.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith.

2.

Learned Assistant Government Pleader waives notice for the respondents.

3.

The only relief sought by the petitioner is for expeditious consideration of his application for grant of license for sale of imported foreign liquor and Indian made foreign liquor. Said application has been made on 24/09/2021 and as more than one year has lapsed since making such application, this writ petition has been filed.

4.

In these facts, the respondents are directed to consider the petitioner's application dated 24/09/2021 in accordance with law and take a decision thereon within a period of eight weeks of receipt of copy of this order if the same has not yet decided. 5.

Rule is disposed of in aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. (Mrs Vrushali V. Joshi, J.) (A. S. Chandurkar, J.) Asmita