1 mss OSWP1028-1118 THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1028 OF 2011 TABASSUM SHAIKH .. PETITIONER Vs. SURENDRA PAITANKAR, Sr. P.I. & ORS... RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1118 OF 2011 PRABHAKAR B. SALIAN .. PETITIONER Vs. ISHWAR SHINDE, Sr. P.I.& ORS. .. RESPONDENTS Ms. Veena Thadani i/b Vishal B. Thadani for the petitioners Mr. Shekhar Ingawale, AGP. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 5/7/2011 P.C.: These two writ petitions have been filed by the owners of health and 2 mss OSWP1028-1118 beauty clinics/parlours. Their grievance is that the police have asked them to stop running their clinics/parlours. According to the petitioners the police have threatened them that,if they do not comply with their directions, cases would be registered against them. 2. In Writ Petition No. 1028 of 2011, the concerned police station is Goregaon (West) Police Station. In Writ Petition No. 1118 of 2011, the concerned police station is Mulund (West) Police Station. Mr. Jadhav, PSI from Goregaon (West) Police Station is present in the court. Mr. Jadhav, PI from Mulund (West) Police Station is present in the court. On instructions from them, learned AGP says that the apprehension expressed by the petitioners is misplaced. No such threats are given. We do not want to express any opinion on this aspect at this stage. Suffice it to say that in view of the statement made by learned AGP, the petitioners can run their health and beauty clinics/parlours. 3. Needless to say that, if the respondents want to initiate any action against the petitioners they will have to do so in accordance with law. This order will not prevent the respondents from taking any action in accordance with law. Needless to say further that the petitioners will be at liberty to approach this court in case the respondents take any action against them 3 mss OSWP1028-1118 without following due process of law. 4. Petitions stand disposed of. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.)