Saleha Ahmed Hussain v. State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 1808 of 2024, Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), disposed on 26.02.2024 by RAVINDRA V. GHUGE and R.M. JOSHI, JJ. (Per Court). Petitioner Saleha Ahmed Hussain sought transfer of FL-II and CL-III excise licences standing in her deceased husband's name onto her own name; her representation dated 11.01.2023 to the Collector of Excise, Parbhani was pending. On the AGP's (Mr. S.K. Tambe) statement that the representation would be considered within 60 days absent legal impediment, the Court directed the District Collector to deal with the representation within 60 days if devoid of legal impediment and disposed of the petition. Keywords: excise licence transfer, FL-II licence, CL-III licence, deceased husband, widow applicant, representation, Collector of Excise Parbhani, District Collector, 60-day time-bound direction, time-bound consideration.
What did the court decide?
District Collector directed to deal with the Petitioner's representation dated 11.01.2023 (transfer of FL-II and CL-III licences) within 60 days if it is devoid of any legal impediment, pursuant to the recorded statement of the learned AGP; Writ Petition disposed of accordingly.