1. Heard Mr. Anil H. Kasliwal, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. S.R. Yadav (Lonikar), learned AGP who appeared for the respondents on last date by waiving notice.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent.

3. The petitioners, who possess FL3 license and run them through their vends situated at village Shahapur, in September, 2016, faced ire of women villagers, who made a complaint to the Collector for closing down of the liquor vends or the shops of the petitioners on the ground that they are the root cause of the sufferings of women and children of the village, because of the menace of the irresponsible drunkards of the village. As required under the Rules, an enquiry was conducted, but it was found that the signatures and the thumb impressions appearing on the representation of the women agitators could not be verified in the enquiry and ultimately the enquiry was required to be closed. This action provoked further the women villagers and they assembled at a prominent place in the village and started making violent protest. Fearing creation of the law and order problem, the Sr. Police Inspector, Police Station, Degloor by his order pa