-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7810 OF 2011 Prashant General Stores. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. Jagdish G. Aradwad (Reddy) for the petitioner. Mr. S. D. Rayrikar, AGP for R-1 to 4. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : September 27, 2011. P. C. : 1. Having heard learned counsel for the respective parties and having gone through papers, in my opinion, the petition can be conveniently disposed of by passing following order. (i) Respondent no.4 shall decide the application [Exhibit-“G” to the present petition] filed by petitioner for stay to the order dated 24/8/2011 suspending the fair price shop licence of the petitioner by respondent no.2, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ii) During the pendency and till final disposal of stay application, which is at Exhibit-G to the petition, the effect, operation and execution of the order dated srp -: 2 :- 24/8/2011 passed by respondent no.2 suspending fair price shop licence of the petitioner, is stayed. (iii) In case the order of respondent no.4 on the stay application of the petitioner, is adverse to the interest of petitioner, the same shall not be given effect for the period of two weeks from the date of communication of the said order to the petitioner. (iv) Respondent no.4 shall decide the stay application independently on its own merits. (v) All concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order duly authenticated by the Private Secretary / Sheristedar of this Court. (RANJIT MORE, J.)