1 wp2144.10 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2144 OF 2010 Vakil Ahmed Ibrahim Khan. ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ....Respondents Mr. Kuldeep S. Patil i/b. S.S.Sawant & Aniket Vagal for petitioner. Mr. D.P.Adsule, APP for State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATED:- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010. P.C. 1. By this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the show cause notice issued by the appropriate authority under section 56 of the Mumbai Police Act is subject matter of challenge. However, instead of entertaining the grievance of the Petitioner before this Court for the first time, we leave all questions raised in the present Petition open to be addressed by the appropriate authority in the context of the reply filed by the Petitioner to the show cause notice. The only indulgence that can be shown to the Petitioner while disposing of this Petition is that if the final order to be passed by the appropriate authority under section 56 of the Act is adverse to the Petitioner. The same shall not be given effect to for a period of two weeks from the date of service of the order on 2 wp2144.10 the Petitioner to enable the Petitioner to take recourse to remedy of appeal before the Appellate Authority. Petition disposed of on the above terms. 2. Needless to observe that the proceedings before the appropriate authority will have to be decided on its own merits in accordance with law. (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)