1 dgm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5847 OF 2008 Smt.Sita Gopal Shetty of M/s.Gita Lunch Home Petitoner vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Mr.P.C.Kansara for the petitioner. Mr.N.P.Deshpande, AGP for respondents. CORAM : R.V. MORE,J. DATED : 8th August, 2008 P.C. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. The Police licence granted to the petitioner to run the restaurant and bar viz. Geeta Lunch Home was suspended for a period of 90 days by the respondent no.3 by an order dated 10.9.2007. This order itself gives period of 30 days to the petitioner to file appeal before the State Government. The petitioner received copy of the order on 28.11.2007 and she filed an appeal before the State Government on 29.12.2007, wherein the petitioner has also prayed for interim relief. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that neither her appeal nor prayer for stay is being considered by the concerned Minister since last eight months. It is 2 further submitted that in view of order of suspension passed by the respondent no.3, the petitioner has closed her abovesaid restaurant and bar since 14.6.2008. Thus, out of 90 days of suspension period, already 55 days have elapsed. 4. In the above facts and circumstances, in my considered view, this petition can conveniently be disposed of by directing the respondent no.4 to dispose of petitioner’s above appeal expeditiously within eight weeks from today. I am also of the considered view that during the pendency of the appeal, the impugned order passed by the respondent no.3, deserves to be stayed inasmuch as if the same is not stayed, the petitioner’s appeal itself will be rendered infructuous. 5. I, therefore, dispose of the writ petition by the following order: ORDER ORDER ORDER (i) The respondent no.4 is directed to dispose of the appeal, the copy of which is annexed at page 56, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of eight weeks from today. (ii) During the pendency and final disposal of the above 3 appeal, the impugned order dated 10.9.2007 of respondent no.3 suspending the police licence in respect of Geeta Lunch Home for the period of 90 days, is stayed. (iii) It is made clear that the respondent no.4 shall decide the appeal on its own merit and all points and contentions are kept open to be agitated. [R.V. [R.V. [R.V. MORE,J.] MORE,J.] MORE,J.]