-: 1 :- wp-5441/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5441 OF 2010 Mrs. Vimaladevi Kantaprasad Singh. ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents. Mr. S. P. Kanuga i/b Ms. Sapna Nath for the petitioner. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for respondents. Coram : R. V. MORE, J. Date : July 14, 2010. P. C. : 1. Heard Mr. S. P. Kanuga, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bhosale, learned AGP for the respondents. By the impugned order dated 29th May 2010, respondent no.2 suspended the entertainment licence in respect of Urvashi Bar & Restaurant, Opp : Natraj Studio, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai–400 069 run by the petitioner. This order of suspension was served on the petitioner in the first week of June 2010 and the petitioner thereafter on 14th June 2010 preferred an appeal under section 33 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 alongwith an application for stay before the appellate authority, namely, the State Government. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though she has filed the srp -: 2 :- wp-5441/10 appeal and application within the period of limitation of 30 days, the appellate authority has neither decided the appeal nor considered the application for stay. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that if the stay to the impugned order is not granted, the petitioner’s appeal will render infructouos. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, learned AGP, on the contrary submitted that the appellate authority may be directed to dispose of the appeal itself expeditiously. In these facts and circumstances, I feel it appropriate that the present petition can be conveniently disposed of by passing following order. -: O R D E R :- (1) The Appellate Authority, namely, the Home Minister, Government of Maharashtra is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal, a copy of which is annexed as “Exhibit- A” [page-9] to the petition, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within the period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (2) During the pendency of and till the final disposal of the aforesaid appeal of the petitioner, the impugned order dated 29th May 2010 issued by respondent no.2, suspending the petitioner’s entertainment licence in respect of Urvashi Bar and Restaurant shall remain stayed. -: 3 :- wp-5441/10 (3) In the event, the order of the appellant authority is adverse to the petitioner, same shall take effect after the period of two weeks from the date of communication of same to the petitioner. 3. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of. (R.V. MORE, J.)