IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1743 OF 2008. M/s. G.S.K. Hotel Pvt.Ltd. ..Petitioner. versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr. Arvind M. Bhalerao, for the Petitioner. Mrs.P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent-State. .... CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 16th September 2008. : 16th September 2008. : 16th September 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the Advocate for the Petitioner and the learned APP for the State. This Petition need not to be kept pending as it is an admitted position that the Appeal preferred by the Petitioner for challenging the order dated 30th June 2008 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police is already heard by the Appellate Authority on 20th August 2008 and the Judgment is awaited. By an order dated 30th June 2008, the licence granted to the Petitioner was suspended for a period of 60 days. The order provides that an appeal can be filed against the said order within a period of 30 days. It is stated that an appeal was accordingly filed on 28th July 2008. : 2 : 2. As the appeal is already heard and Judgment is awaited, the Petition can be disposed of by directing the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal within the specified time and till the disposal of the appeal, ad-interim relief granted by this Court will have to be continued. 3. Hence, I pass the following order:- (1) The Appellate Authority is directed to decide the appeal preferred by the Petitioner on or before 1st November 2008. (2) Till 1st November 2008, ad-interim order passed by this Court on 27th August 2008 will continue to operate. (3) In the event, the appeal is decided against the Petitioner, the ad-interim order passed by this Court will continue to operate for a period of two weeks from the date on which the order of the Appellate Authority is communicated to the : 3 : Petitioner. (4) All contentions on merits are kept open. (5) The Petition is disposed of accordingly. (6) The Appellate Court to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. (A.S.Oka,J)