:1: :1: :1: HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2502 OF 2006. WRIT PETITION NO. 2502 OF 2006. WRIT PETITION NO. 2502 OF 2006. M/s. Laxmi Planet Video Game. ..Petitioner. Versus. The State of Maharashtra. & others. ..Respondents. --- Seema Gupta for Ashok M. Sarogi for the petitioner. I. S. Thakur A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & S.R.SATHE JJ S.R.SATHE JJ S.R.SATHE JJ DATE: DECEMBER 04, 2006. DATE: DECEMBER 04, 2006. DATE: DECEMBER 04, 2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The petitioner has approached this Court for a direction that the application dated 7th November 2006 submitted to Commissioner of Police, Theatre Branch shall be decided within a stipulated time, and in the meanwhile the petitioner be permitted to run the business of Laxmi Planet Video Game situated at 75/77, Tingorker Chawl, Rajkotwala Trust, J.K.Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai. So far as the applicant is concerned, Mr. I.S. Thakur, learned A.P.P. submits that the application of the petitioner will be decided on priority basis. However, he has a serious objection for the running of business by the petitioner without licence. :2: :2: :2: 2. We find that the stand taken by the learned A.P.P. is proper. We, therefore, direct that application submitted by the petitioner on 7th November 2006 be decided within a period of four weeks, in accordance with law on its own merits. However, we also direct the petitioner that till the appropriate licence is issued he shall not run the business of Laxmi Planet Video Game situated at 75/77, Tingorker Chawl, Rajkotla Trust, J.K.Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai 400 013. With these directions, petition is disposed of. (S.R.SATHE,J.) (S.R.SATHE,J.) (S.R.SATHE,J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) :sac/2006/sathe/