ASN 1 WP-9074.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9074 OF 2010 Dilip M. Singhvi. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents. Mr. Yusuf Iqbal along with Neville Majra, Advocates i/by Yusuf & Associates for the Petitioner. Mr. V.D.Patil, Government Pleader for Respondent Nos 1 to 5. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010. PC : The challenge in this petition is to the order dated 29th October, 2010 passed by respondent No.4- suspending the petitioner’s licence for 15 days from 22th November, 2010 to 6th December, 2010( both days inclusive). 2 The learned counsel for the petitioners states that though the alternative remedy of appeal is available to the petitioner and in fact, the appeal has been filed on 16th November, 2010, appellate authority was not available for hearing the appeal on merits or for hearing of interim stay during pendency of the appeal. 3 In view of the above and upon the appellant agreeing to co- ASN 2 WP-9074.sxw operate for early hearing of the appeal, we dispose of this petition with a direction that the appeal shall be heard and decided as expeditiously as possible and preferably within two months from the date of receipt of this order and that till disposal of the appeal, the impugned order dated 20th October, 2010 shall remain stayed. The petition is accordingly disposed of. 4 It goes without saying that in case the appeal is dismissed by the authority, the licence will stand suspended for the balance period of 12-days. CHIEF JUSTICE S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.