-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2260 OF 2011 M/s. Haresh Agencies. ..Petitioner. Versus The Controller of Rationing & Director of Civil Supplies, Mumbai & Anr. ..Respondents. Mr. V. B. Thadani for the petitioner. Ms. P. S. Cardozo, AGP for the State. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : March 18, 2011. P. C. : 1. The petitioner’s licence is suspended by respondent no.1 by passing the impugned order under the provisions of Maharashtra Solvent, Raffinate and Slop (Licencing) Order 2007. Mr.Thadani, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the appeal is maintainable against the said order and in fact he has availed that remedy. He produced a copy of the appeal memo alongwith an application for stay. 2. The impugned order was passed on 2/2/2011 and in pursuant to this order the petitioner has already closed his establishment. Learned AGP states that Appellate Authority can be directed to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal expeditiously. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this petition by srp -: 2 :- passing following order. -: O R D E R :- (i) The Appellate Authority, namely, the Minister for Civil Supplies under Clause (22) of the Order of 2007shall dispose of the petitioner’s appeal as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within the period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ii) Learned AGP to intimate this order to the concerned Authority at the earliest. (RANJIT MORE, J.)