1 wp3252.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 3252 of 2010 Amrut Kaluram Purohit ..Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra & ors. ..Respondents Mr. Deepak V. Dere-advocate for the petitioner. Dr. F.R. Shaikh - APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR & A.P. BHANGALE, JJ DATED :- NOVEMBER 15, 2010. P.C. This Petition can be disposed of by issuing direction to the Appellate Authority where the final order passed by the Dy. Commissioner of Police has been assailed by way of statutory Appeal filed by the Petitioner, to expeditiously decide the prayer for interim stay during the pendency of Appeal. That be done within four weeks from today. It will be open to the Appellate Authority to decide the main Appeal itself within such time, if so advised. However, the Appellate Authority shall give prior intimation in that behalf to the Appellant. The order passed by the Dy. Commissioner of 2 wp3252.10.sxw Police dated 8th September, 2010 shall not be given effect to till the stay Application and/or Appeal is finally disposed of by the Appellate Authority, as the case may be. If the decision is adverse to the Petitioner, the same shall not be given effect to for a further period of two weeks from the date of service of the said order on the Petitioner so as to enable the Petitioner to carry the matter further, if so advised. 2. Petition disposed of on the above terms. 3. We make it clear that we are not expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy in any manner. (A.P.BHANGALE, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)