1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2911 OF 2011 Shivam Social Club .. Petitioner V/s Senior Inspector of Police, Khar (W) Police Station & Ors. .. Respondents Smt.Anita Agarwal for the petitioner. Mr.A.S.Gadkari, APP for the State. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE: 25th November, 2011. P.C.: 1. The principal relief claimed in this petition is to issue directions to the State Authorities to expeditiously issue licence and allow the petitioner to start the club activity on the basis of such licence. It is further prayed that the State Authorities be directed to renew licence for the consecutive year 2012 within a reasonable time of 60 days as provided by the Act. 2. As regards the relief in terms of prayer clauses (b) & (c) of the petition are concerned, those reliefs are incidental to prayer clause (a). In our opinion, the relief as prayed for in prayer clause (a) can and ought to proceed on the civil side, as the grant or non-grant of licence would result in civil consequences. 2 3. Accordingly, the petitioner is allowed to amend the petition to convert this petition into civil writ petition, to be proceeded before the appropriate Bench. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 4. Office to place this matter before the appropriate Bench. Liberty to apply. 5. Office while numbering the petitions, must ensure that the petition has been described rightly in consonance with the relief claimed in the petition, and in case the office is not satisfied with the explanation offered by the petitioner, then the office ought to raise the office objection at the threshold in that behalf in future cases. (R.G.KETKAR, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)