Ladda 1 wp-6386-11.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL WRIT PETITION No. 6386 OF 2011. Shri Vishwanath S. Shetty ...Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents. ...... Mr Mr R. D. Soni i/by M/s Ram and Co., Advocate, for the Petitioner. Mrs P. S. Cardozo, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondents. CORAM: RANJIT MORE, J. DATED:- 18th August, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. The petitioner and one Mr Pujari has purchased M/s Anand Bhuvan Restaurant and Bar. The petitioner, thereafter, made an application dated 25th May, 2011 to respondent No.3 for renewal of the Premises and Performance Licence. This application came to be rejected by the impugned order dated 6th June, 2011 with liberty to the petitioner to apply for fresh licence in the new name. 3. Mr Soni, learned counsel for the petitioner makes a statement that Ladda 2 wp-6386-11.doc the petitioner had already filed an application on 25th May 2011 prior to the date of passing of the impugned order for grant of premises licence. He further states that on 18th August, 2011 the petitioner has filed an application for grant of PPL licence. He states that if the respondents- Authorities are directed to dispose of this application on merit, his grievance will no more survives. The learned A.G.P. has also no objection if directions are given to the competent Authority to dispose of the petitioner s application, in accordance with law. In this view of the matter, ’ petition is being disposed of by passing the following order :- ORDER. 1 The Respondent No.3 is directed to hear and dispose of the Petitioner s application dated 25.5.2011 for grant of ’ premises licence, the copy of which is annexed (Exhibit- A) to the petition and application dated 18th August, 2011 for grant of PPL licence on merit, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. 2 Subject to above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (RANJIT MORE, J.)