908 WP-12389-26.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 12389 OF 2026 Gauri Manoj Kanichhey ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. …Respondents Ms. Megha Jain, i/b Mr. Vinayak Salokhe, for the Petitioner. Mr. Y D Patil, AGP for Respondents - State. CORAM : N. J. JAMADAR, J. DATE : 07th OCTOBER 2026 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The challenge in this petition is to an order dated 22nd July, 2026 passed by the Commissioner of State Excise, whereby the appeal preferred by the petitioner against an order passed by the Collector cancelling the petitioner’s FL-III Licence No.2920, under the provisions of Section 137(2) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949, came to be dismissed. 3. Ms. Jain, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner has assailed the order impugned in this petition before the State Government in Revision. Since the licence of the petitioner has been cancelled, the State SAINATH, PA 1/2 SAINATH SANJAY BODKHE Digitally signed by SAINATH SANJAY BODKHE Date: 2026.10.08 11:37:50 +0530 908 WP-12389-26.DOC Government be directed to hear and decide the Revision expeditiously. 4. Mr. Patil, the learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the petitioner has filed Revision Application No. 34/2026, after the filing of this petition. 5. As the petitioner has already invoked the statutory remedy of revision before the State Government, there is no propriety in entertaining this petition. 6. Hence, the Writ Petition stands disposed with a direction to the State Government to hear and decide the Revision Application No. 34/2026 as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of communication of this order. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] SAINATH, PA 2/2