IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1463 OF 2008. WRIT PETITION NO.1463 OF 2008. WRIT PETITION NO.1463 OF 2008. Ratnakar Krishna Shetty. ..Petitioner. versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr. A.R.Pande, for the Petitioner. Mr. J.P.Yagnik, APP, for the Respondents. .... CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S. OKA, J. : A.S. OKA, J. : A.S. OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 16TH JULY,2008. : 16TH JULY,2008. : 16TH JULY,2008. P.C. 1. Not on board. Taken on board. Considering the controversy involved, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal. The learned APP waives service for the respondents. 2. An order was passed on 11th June 2008 by the Deputy Commissioner of Police by which licence granted to the petitioner was suspended for a period of 120 days . The said order itself records that a remedy of preferring appeal against the said order is available to the petitioner. 3. It is not in dispute that the petitioner preferred an appeal against the said order on 10th July 2008 and on 11th July 2008, an application was made for grant of stay of operation of the order dated 11th June 2008. It is not disputed that till today, no order has been passed on the said application. 4. Considering the nature of order dated 11th June 2008, the appellate authority ought to have immediately passed appropriate order on the application for stay. The authority will have to pass order on the said application expeditiously. Till the time the order is not passed, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner will have to be protected. 5. Hence, I pass the following order :- . (1) The appellate authority is directed to finally decide the application for stay filed by the petitioner on or before 31st July 2008. . (2) Till the date of disposal of the said application, the operation and execution of order dated 11th June 2008 will remain stayed. . (3) In the event, the decision on stay application is adverse on the petitioner, the order of stay granted 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 petitioner. . (4) It is made clear that the application for stay shall be decided by the concerned authority without being influenced by the grant of stay by this Court for a limited period. . (5) All contentions of the parties in the pending appeal are expressly kept open. . (6) Parties to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. [ A.S.OKA, J.] A.S.OKA, J.] A.S.OKA, J.]