1 23.wp-l-2648-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION jmi WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2648 OF 2011. Akhtar Hussein Ansari, Proprietor of Hotel Sangam Restaurant & Bar. ..Petitioner. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr. Pankaj C. Kansara, for Petitioner. Mrs. Smita Gaidhane, AGP, for Respondent-State. .... CORAM : S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 13TH DECEMBER 2011. P.C. : Rule. 2. By consent of the parties, Rule made returnable forthwith. The Learned Advocate for the Respondent waives service. 3. Since a very limited issue is involved, the Petition is by consent taken up forthwith for final disposal. 4. By this Petition, the Petitioner is seeking extension of the stay of the order of suspension of the Petitioner’s bar licence under the order of Respondent No.3 dated 9th November 2011. 5. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that the Petitioner has filed an Appeal before Respondent No.4 on 28th November 2011 2 23.wp-l-2648-11 under Section 33 of the Bombay Police Act, impugning the order passed by the Respondent No. 3 dated 9th November 2011. The said Appeal was heard on 8th December 2011. However, orders are awaited in the said Appeal. The stay granted on the order of suspension of licence to the Petitioner will come to an end on 14th December 2011. The Learned Advocate for the Petitioner seeks continuation of the said stay of suspension of the Petitioner’s licence until the order passed by Respondent No.4 in Appeal is served on the Petitioner. 6. In view thereof, the following order is passed :- The order of stay contained in the order of Respondent No. 3 dated 9th November 2011 on suspension of licence shall continue until the Petitioner is served with a copy of the order passed by Respondent No. 4 and for a period of two weeks thereafter if the order is adverse/against the Petitioner. 7. Order accordingly. [ S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. ]