26­wp­248­11.doc jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 248 OF 2011 Shri. Sunil Yeshwant Sawant ..Petitioner Vs. Shri. Prakash Ramchandra Chatage and Ors. ..Respondents Shri. D.S.Mhaispurkar i/b Sameer Mangaonkar advocate for petitioner Shri. Vishal Thadhani i/b Mrs. Veena Thadhani advocate for respondent no.1 Ms. P.S.Cardozo AGP for respondent nos.2 to 5 CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 20th JULY, 2011. P.C.: 1. Heard both sides. It is not necessary to go into rival contentions on merits because while issuing notice, this Court had stayed the operation of the impugned order. That stay is continued till date. In other words, by virtue of this ad-interim order the petitioner is carrying on business under subject CL-III licence. In these circumstances, interest of justice would be served if the Commissioner of State Excise is directed to dispose of the pending Appeal bearing No. 69 of 2010 as expeditiously as possible and 1 26­wp­248­11.doc within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Ad-interim order passed in this writ petition on 12th January, 2011 to continue till the hearing and final disposal of the said Appeal. All contentions on merits of both sides, are left open. 2. Petition is disposed of. [ S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. ] 2