1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.156 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.156 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.156 OF 2008 M/s.Golden Bin (Restaurant & Bar) : Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. : Respondents Smt.Bobby Malhotra for the Petitioner Mr.P.A.Pol, APP, for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. DATED DATED DATED : JANUARY 28, 2008. : JANUARY 28, 2008. : JANUARY 28, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The petitioner is carrying on a business of restaurant and bar for which the petitioner has secured a licence from the police authorities. The said licence has been temporarily suspended by an order dated 26th December 2007. The petitioner, therefore, filed 2 an appeal before the State Government together with application for stay. During pendency of the appeal and stay application filed on 11th January 2008, the petitioner’s restaurant and bar has been closed down from 19th January 2008. The grievance of the petitioner is that on the one hand the appeal is not being heard and decided and, on the other hand, the business of the petitioner is being shut down. 2. The learned APP has placed on record a communication received by him from the Desk Officer, Home Department of the State of Maharashtra, intimating that the appeal has been fixed for hearing on 31st January 2008 at 11.00 a.m. before the Deputy Chief Minister. 3. In view of fixing of the appeal for hearing on 31st January 2008, I do not deem it appropriate to pass any further order. I hope and trust that the appellate Authority, after hearing the matter on 31st January 2008, will proceed to pass order as expeditiously as possible. The writ petition is, thus, disposed of. 3 [A.P.DESHPANDE,J] [A.P.DESHPANDE,J] [A.P.DESHPANDE,J]