1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No. 1148 of 2007. ........................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda Court's or Judge's Orders of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Register's orders. ........................................................................................................................................... Shri Anand Parchure Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM : A.H. JOSHI AND R.C.CHAVAN, JJ. DATED : 30/ 03/2007. 1. This petition which is filed on 12-3-2007, and was listed before this Court on 15-3-2007 adjourned for enabling the petitioner to move the revisional authority under the Bombay Prohibition Act. 2. Learned Advocate for the petitioner has informed this Court that the Hon'ble Minister could not be available for fixing a date for hearing of petitioner's revision application, and he is, therefore, required to pursue the prayer for interim relief before this Court, till the Hon'ble Minister Minister concerned hears and decide the petition. 2 3. Learned AGP Mr. S. S. Doifode has today informed the Court that he has received instructions from the Mantralaya and now the revision application filed by the petitioner is listed for final hearing on 3-4-2007. 4. Learned Advocate Mr. Parchure states that if the license is not renewed, the petitioner's business shall come to a stand still, and the period for which business shall remain closed will be contingent upon time which may be lost in waiting for hearing of Writ Petition. 5. In this background, we direct that the respondent no.2 Collector shall provisionally renew the petitioner's licence as per rules. The renewal shall remain in force until the decision in the revision petition filed by the petitioner before the respondent no.3 is communicated to the petitioner, and 30 days thereafter. 6. Since we are directing the provisional renewal, we find no reasons to continue the petition pending, which is accordingly disposed of leaving liberty to petitioner to file a petition if occasion arises. 3 7. Learned AGP undertakes to communicate this order to the respondents Collector and Commissioner of Excise. JUDGE JUDGE Sbm