Ladda wp-7970-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7970 OF 2011. Shri Meghnath Jogi Shetty ....Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & ors ...Respondents. Mr N. K. Desai, for the petitioner. Mr Patel, Assistant Government Pleader for the State. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 28 September, 2011. P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Rule. By consent of the parties, rule is made returnable forthwith and taken up for hearing. 3. By an order dated 9.7.2011 respondent no.3 suspended the Place of Public Entertainment Licence (Police License) for the period of 35 days in respect of hotel Gulabi Bar and Restaurant, Shetty Estate, Andheri (East) Mumbai, which is being run by the petitioner. This order was, however, stayed for a period of 30 days in order to enable the petitioner to challenge the same before the Appellate Authority, namely the Home Minister. Copy of the appeal Memo is at Annexure-C to the petition along with the application for stay filed before the Appellate Authority. Ladda wp-7970-11 4. Grievance of the petitioner that though the said appeal is filed within the stipulated time on 16.9.2011 along with the stay application, same has not been decided by the Appellate Authority despite repeated requests. In the light of the above facts and circumstances, I dispose of the petition by passing the following order:- ORDER. (i) Competent Appellate Authority of respondent No.1 is directed to hear and dispose of petitioner’s appeal, copy of which is annexed to the Exhibit-C to the petition, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. (ii) During pendency and final disposal of the appeal, the effect, operation and implementation of the order dated 7.9.2011 passed by respondent no.3 in respect of the hotel of the petitioner, namely Gulabi Bar and Restaurant, Shetty Estate, Andheri (East) Mumbai, shall be stayed. (iii)In the event of passing any adverse order against the petitioner by the Appellate Authority in the aforesaid appeal, the same shall not be given effect for the period of two weeks from the date of service of the same upon the petitioner. (RANJIT MORE, J.)