1 SSK/29 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3054 OF 2010 Smt. Mamta Durgadas Chouta ....Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. R. D. Soni with Mr. Vipin Kasale i/b. M/s. Ram & Co., Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. R. M. Patne, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 15th APRIL, 2010. P.C.: Heard Mr. Soni, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Patne, learned AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. 2. Rule. By consent of the parties, rule is made returnable forthwith and considering the short point involved, the petition is taken up for final hearing. 3. By an Order dated 18th March, 2010, the Respondent No.3 (The Commissioner of Police- Navi Mumbai) suspended the Police Licence for Entertainment in Public Place in respect of Petitioner’s establishment i.e. M/s. Swagatham Lodge. The said order records that the Petitioner may prefer appeal before the State Government within a period of 30 days 2 from the date of receipt of the said order. The order further records that, if the Petitioner fails to prefer an appeal within one month from the receipt of the said order, then, the order of suspension of the licence will automatically be implemented. Exhibit “H colly.” to the petition is the memo of appeal alongwith the application for stay filed before the Appellate Authority. 4. The grievance of the Petitioner is 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 Budget Session. This fact is not disputed by Mr.Patne, learned AGP. In the light of the above facts and circumstances, I am of the view that interest of justice will be subserved by disposing of the Petition by passing the following order: i) The Respondent No.2-Appellate Authority is directed to hear and dispose of the Petitioner’s Appeal, memo of which is annexed at Exhibit “H Colly” to the Petition alongwith the stay application, as expeditiously as possible 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 18th March, 2010 passed by Respondent 3 No. 3 in respect of Petitioner’s establishment i.e. M/s. Swagatham Lodge, shall be stayed. iii) In the event of passing any adverse order by Respondent No.2 in the aforesaid appeal, the same shall not be given effect for the period of two weeks from the date of service of the same upon the Petitioner. (R. V. MORE, J.)