1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION jmi WRIT PETITION (L) NO.1485 OF 2009 . Shri Kadri Ashok Rai. ..Petitioner. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr.S.K. Shinde, i/b. S.V. Sadavarte, for Petitioner. Mr. R.J. Mane, AGP, for Respondents. .... CORAM : S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 30TH JULY 2009. P.C. Not on Board. Taken on Board. 2. The learned Advocate for the petitioners undertakes to have the petition numbered on or before 31 st July 2009. The limited grievance made in this petition is that even though a statutory appeal has been filed by the petitioner, which is still pending before the Appellate Authority, no interim order has been passed by the Appellate Authority, whereas protection available to the petitioner given by the First Authority continued upto 24 th July 2009. 2 3. In the circumstances, learned AGP stated across the bar that the appeal will be decided within four weeks from today by the Appellate Authority. That assurance is accepted. If it is so, till the appeal is decided, the interim protection accorded to the petitioner shall continue. That protection will continue for a further period of two weeks from the date of proposed order to be passed by the Appellate Authority, is served on the petitioner to enable the petitioner to take up the matter before appropriate forum, if the decision of the Appellate Authority is adverse to the petitioner. 4. This petition is disposed of in the above terms. [ S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ]