SSK/918 1 WP.10379.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.10379 OF 2010 Sunder M. Shetty ....Petitioner Versus The Deputy Commissioner of Police (H.Q-1) & Ors. ...Respondents Mrs. Veena Thadhani, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Nitin Deshpande, AGP for the State. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 13th APRIL, 2011. P.C.: In view of the concession given by learned counsel for the respective parties after taking instructions from their clients, I am disposing of the petition by passing the following order: 1. The petitioner is at liberty to apply to respondent no.1 for fresh premises and performance licence for playing orchestra as the agent of the Court Receiver. 2. In the event, the petitioner makes such an application for fresh license within a period of two weeks from today, the 1st respondent shall decide SSK/918 2 WP.10379.10 the same within a period of further three weeks from the date of receipt of the said application. 3. The 1st respondent shall not reject the petitioner’s application for fresh licence on the grounds that the whereabouts of the petitioner’s partner – Mr. Madhukar Deshmukh are not known and secondly, that the litigation between the landlord of the premises and the tenants is still pending. 4. Grant of the licence will be subject to the outcome of the suit pending in the City Civil Court between the landlord and tenant. 5. The 1st respondent shall decide the petitioner’s application independently on its own merit and in accordance with law. Subject to above, the writ petition is disposed of. (RANJIT MORE, J.)