(1) CrWP No.498/2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.498 OF 2009 Asian Paints Ltd. ] Through its legal executive] PETITIONER and constituted power of ] attorney – Mr. Sunil ] Jaifalkar. ] VERSUS The Union of India ] Through its Secretary ] RESPONDENTS. Deptt. Of Consumer Affairs ] Ministry of Food & Consumer] Affairs, New Delhi & others] ----- Mr.Joydeep Chatterji, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Alok Sharma,standing counsel, for R-1 & 5. Mr.B.J.Sonawane, APP, for R-2,3,4 and 6. ----- CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL AND SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, JJ. DATE : 10th August, 2009. ORAL ORDER [ PER – NARESH H. PATIL, J.] Heard. 2] The learned counsel Shri.Joydeep Chatterji, appearing on behalf of petitioner, submits that a statutory appeal is filed and is pending before the Controller of Legal Meteorology, Maharashtra State – (2) CrWP No.498/2009 respondent No.4. The counsel submits that an application for interim relief would be filed before the authority within two weeks. As petitioner’s statutory appeal is pending, we are of the view that at this stage the writ petition need not be entertained by us. As petitioner is even entitled to file an application for interim relief and in case such an application is filed by petitioner before the appropriate authority for seeking appropriate relief, we direct respondent No.4 to decide the application within six weeks from today by passing a reasoned order. For six weeks ad-interim relief granted by this Court would continue. 3] The petitioner is also entitled to file an application for expeditious final disposal of appeal itself. If such an application is filed, we direct respondent No.4 to consider such application and dispose of the appeal finally as expeditiously as possible on its own merits. We do not express any opinion on the merits of the matter. All issues are kept open. 4] With these observations, petition stands disposed of. [ SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] [ NARESH H. PATIL, J.] pcr/o/crwp498.09