1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.364/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 365/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 366/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 367/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 368/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 369/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 370/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 371/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 372/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 399/2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 426/2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr.R.D.Soni i/b Ram & Co.for petitioners Mr.Pol,APP for State CORAM: Smt.Ranjana Desai & Smt.Mirdula Bhatkar, JJ. DATE : 3rd MARCH, 2010. P.C. . In this group of petitions the petitioners who carry on 2 hotel business have prayed for directions restraining the respondents from preventing or obstructing the petitioners from having Orchestra in their restaurant with 10 to 12 female artists upto 1.30 a.m. in terms of license granted to the petitioners. One of the contentions of the petitioners is that the licence granted to the petitioners does not contain any such restriction or condition . 2] Learned P.P.has tendered in the Court order dated 26/2/2010 issued by the Collector of Thane which indicates that the conditions have now been imposed and as per condition no. 12 licensee is permitted to keep only four female artists and four male artists present on the permitted stage. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would like to challenge these conditions because the main submission of the petitioners is that the respondents have no power to impose conditions and restrain the number of artists. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioners have therefore instructed him to withdraw these petitions and file appropriate petitions challenging the order dated 26/2/2010 and raising the contention that the respondents have no power to impose any restrictions as regards number of female artists. Learned counsel submitted that he may be permitted to withdraw the petitions with liberty to file fresh petitions. 3 3] In the circumstances the petitioners are permitted to withdraw the petitions with liberty to file appropriate petitions in view of the subsequent conditions imposed vide order dated 26/2/2010 . All contentions raised by both sides are kept open. Needless to say that the conditions imposed by letter dated 26/2/2010 will be in operation until modified by the Collector,Thane or by this Court. Learned P.P. makes the statement that the artists will be permitted to perform Orchestra till 1.30 a.m. . Statement of learned P.P. is recorded and accepted. 4] All the petitions are allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed. (SMT.RANJANA DESAI,J.) (SMT.MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)