/ 1 / IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING)NO.932 OF 2007 Suresh B. Poojari Proprietor of M/s.Ravi Refreshment ...Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Shri.S.V. Sadavarte for Petitioner. Shri.K.R. Belosey, G.P. for State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : 18th JUNE, 2007. P.C:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the State. 2. Grievance of the Petitioner is that though he has filed appeal and also filed application for stay, neither the appeal nor the stay application has been considered by the Respondent No.3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the appeal was filed on 28th November, 2006. He submitted that more than eight months had passed, however, no decision had been taken. Learned counsel for the Petitioner is seeking limited relief directing the Respondent / 2 / No.3 to decide the application and the appeal expeditiously. 3. The Government Pleader has no objection if such direction is given. In the result, the Respondent No.3 is directed to hear the appeal and the application filed by the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of three months from today in accordance with law. If any adverse order is passed, the said order may not be implemented for a period of three weeks thereafter. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. The Petitioner to get the writ petition numbered within a period of two weeks. V.M. KANADE, J.