RAMESH BAPURAO PADMAWAR AND ANR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR MINISTER OF STATE EXCISE AND ORS

904-wp1812-2025-f.doc VRJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1812 OF 2025 VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV 3. Hiren Kamod i/by Santosh L. Patil with Arvind Tiwari and Shraddha Kadam for respondent Nos.4 and 5. Mr. Santosh B. Jagdale, Deputy Superintendent, State Excise Department, Pune is present. CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J. RESERVED ON MARCH 5, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : MARCH 25, 2025 P.C.: 1. The present Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the legality, propriety and correctness of the judgment and order dated 10th October 2024 passed by respondent No.1 – the Revisional Authority, in Revision Application No.17 of 2024. By the said judgment, the Revisional Authority has confirmed the order dated 1st July 2024 passed by respondent No.2 – the Appellate Authority, whereby the order passed by respondent No.3 cancelling the transfer of the FL-II license in favour of respondent Nos.4 and 5 came to be set aside. The petitioners are aggrieved by the said orders on the ground that the transfer of license in favour of respondent Nos.4 and 5 is vitiated by fraud and impersonation, and ought not to have be