-: 1 :- wp- 6075/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6075 OF 2010 Smt. Ashabi Sadik Shaikh. ..Petitioner. Versus Dy. Commissioner of Police & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. Ashok Tajane for the petitioner. Mr. R. M. Patne,AGP for respondent nos. 1,3 & 5. Coram : R. V. MORE, J. Date : August 3, 2010. P. C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties 2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Learned AGP waives service for the Respondent–State. By consent, matter is taken up for hearing. 3. The petitioner takes exception to the order dated 30th June 2010 passed by respondent no.1 cancelling the Eating House Licence in respect of the petitioner's establishment “India Eating House”. Copy of the impugned order is served upon the petitioner on 2nd July 2010. By the impugned order liberty is given to the petitioner to apply to the State Government by way of an appeal within 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of order. Thereafter on 31st July 2010, petitioner has filed an srp -: 2 :- wp- 6075/10 appeal u/s 35 of the Bombay Police Act, alongwith stay application before the Home Minister, Government of Maharashtra. . Grievance of the petitioner is that due to non availability of the Home Minister, stay application could not be heard. Mr. Patne, learned AGP, however, states that the Minister will decide the petitioner's appeal as well as stay application within 8 weeks. In above circumstances, in my view, the ends of justice would be met by directing the Home Minister to decide the petitioner's appeal along with stay application as expeditiously as possible by staying the impugned order during the pendency of said appeal inasmuch as the same was to take effect only after 30 days from the date of service of the order on the petitioner. Besides, the petitioner is a widow, having the aforesaid Tea house as her only mean of livelihood. In the light of aforesaid facts and circumstances, petition is disposed of by passing following order. ­: O R D E R :­ (i) The Home Minister, Government of Maharashtra is directed to dispose of the petitioner's appeal along with stay application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within the period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ii) During the pendency and till the final disposal of the aforesaid appeal filed by the petitioner, the effect, implementation and -: 3 :- wp- 6075/10 execution of the impugned order [Exhibit­ “M”] is stayed. (iii) In case the outcome of the aforesaid appeal is adverse to the petitioner's interest, same shall not be executed for the period of two weeks from the date of service of the order on petitioner. (R.V. MORE, J.)