3.wp.1480-09 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORIGINALSIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1480 OF 2009 Shri Prakash Shetty. ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and 2 others. ..Respondents. ... Mr.Prashant Maggu, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.S. Ingawale, A.G.P., for the Respondent - State. ... CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE : 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. :- 1. This Petition raises same questions of fact and law which this Court has decided in Criminal Writ Petition No.2057 of 2009 (Hiradevi Ghanshyamdas Dubey Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others) and other connected matters.. 2. The operative portion of the said order is reproduced below : "We allow these petitions, and hold that the petitioners be allowed to run their restaurants / bars upto 1:30 a.m., and they shall also be allowed to engage any persons, irrespective of sex, in the orchestra in any number they want. However, if the respondents want to restrict the number for any reason whatsoever, they are at liberty to take any action in that regard in accordance with law, like framing of rules." 3. The said order shall apply to the present case as well. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. [BILAL NAZKI,J.] [A.R.JOSHI,J.]