1 SSK IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2303 OF 2010 Rajshekharan S. Nair (Prop. of M/s. Campus Bar & Restaurant (Permit Room) ....Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. V. M. Parshurami i/b. Mr. N. K. Desai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. R. M. Patne, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 23rd MARCH, 2010. P.C.: Heard Mr. Parshurami, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Patne, learned AGP. 2. Rule. By consent of the parties, rule is made returnable forthwith and taken up for hearing. 3. By an Order dated 22nd February, 2010, the Respondent No.3 suspended the Place of Public Entertainment Licence (Police License) for the period of 90 days in respect of Hotel i.e. Campus Bar and Restaurant, which is being run by the Petitioner. This order was, however, stayed for the period of 30 days, in order to enable the Petitioner to challenge the 2 same before the Appellate Authority viz. Hon’ble Home Minister. Exhibit “B” to the petition is the memo of appeal alongwith the application for stay filed before the Appellate Authority. 4. The grievance of the Petitioner that though the said appeal is filed within the stipulated time alongwith the said application, same has not been decided as the Appellate Authority is busy in Assembly Session. This fact is not disputed by Mr.Patne, learned AGP. In the light of the above facts and circumstances, I dispose of the Petition by passing the following order: i) The Respondent No.4-Appellate Authority is directed to hear and dispose of the Petitioner’s Appeal, memo of which is annexed at Exhibit “B” to the Petition, expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the Order. ii) During the pendency and final disposal of the Appeal, the effect, operation and implementation of the Order dated 22nd February, 2010 passed by Respondent No.3 in respect of the Hotel i.e. Campus Restaurant and Bar, shall be stayed. iii) In the event of passing any adverse order by Respondent No.4 in the aforesaid appeal, the same shall not be given 3 effect for the period of two weeks from the date of service of the same upon the Petitioner. (R. V. MORE, J.)