IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. WRIT PETITION NO.8525 OF 2004 K.S.Shetty, carrying on business as Proprietor of Sadanand Lunch Home, Bar & Restaurant... .. Petitioner Vs 1. State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents Mr A.P.Sathe i/b Ms Smita Gaidhani, for the petitioner Mr D.A.Patil, AGP for the respondents. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 4th November, 2004. DATE : 4th November, 2004. DATE : 4th November, 2004. PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The statutory appeal filed by the petitioner against the order impugned in the present writ petition is pending before respondent no.1. Mr Sathe, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the petitioner would be satisfied if the directions are given to the appellate authority to decide the appeal within time frame. Mr Patil, learned AGP, has no objection to grant such direction. Hence, the order. (i) The appellate authority, viz. respondent no.1, shall endeavour to decide the Appeal filed on 6.9.2004 as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of eight weeks from today. The petitioner to communicate this order to the concerned authority within two weeks from today. (ii) It is open for the petitioner to move the concerned authority for interim relief, if so advised. . An authenticated copy of this order may be made available to the parties. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)