-: 1 :- wp-2779/11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2779 OF 2011 Jitendra Madhu Shetty. ..Petitioner. Versus Vijay Sigh Jadahv Dy. Commissioner of Police & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr. Vishal Thadani i/b G. K. Jadhav for the petitioner. Mr. S. M. Bhosale, AGP for the respondents. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : April 5, 2011. P. C. : 1. Heard Mr. Thadani, learned counsel for the petitioner. By the order dated 19th February 2011, 1st respondent suspended the public entertainment licence in respect of the petitioner establishment, namely, M/s. Hotel Akarshan for the period of 15 days. By the said order the petitioner is granted 30 days time to prefer an appeal under Rule 28-A of the Rules for Keeping Places of Public Entertainment in Greater Bombay, 1953 read with provisions of section 33 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951. The above order dated 19th February 2011 was served on the petitioner on 25/2/2011. The petitioner filed appeal on 9/3/2011. The period of 30 days provided for filing appeal comes to an end on 29/3/2011 and therefore thereafter the petitioner has closed his srp -: 2 :- wp-2779/11 establishment. Thus, In effect the petitioner’s establishment is closed for last 8 days. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that though the petitioner has filed appeal in time and has also sought stay to the impugned order, no orders are passed till date in his appeal and therefore he apprehends that his appeal will render infructuous if no interim relief is granted. This appears to be correct position. When learned AGP was confronted with this position, he also submitted that direction may be given to respondent no.2 to decide the appeal filed by petitioner within a time bound programme, giving interim protection to the petitioner. In the light of this position, in my view, the petition can conveniently be disposed by giving passing following order. -: O R D E R :- (i) Respondent no.2 - The Home Minister, Government of Maharashtra is directed to hear and dispose of the petitioner’s appeal as expeditiously as possible and preferably within the period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ii) During the pendency and till final disposal of petitioner’s appeal, the effect, operation and implementation of the order dated 19th February 2011 passed by respondent no. -: 3 :- wp-2779/11 1 in respect of petitioner’s establishment shall remain stayed. (iii) In the event of passing of any order adverse to the petitioner’s interest, the same shall not be given effect for the period of two weeks from the date of communication of the same to the petitioner. (RANJIT MORE, J.)