-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9699 OF 2010 Hotel Savi (Hotel Om-Palace) Restaurant and Bar. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr. R. D. Soni i/b Mr. Ram & Co., for the petitioner. Ms. P. S. Cardozo, AGP for R-1 to 5. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : March 28, 2011. P. C. : 1. The petitioner by filing the aforesaid writ petition challenges the order dated 18th November 2010 passed by respondent no.4 whereby petitioner’s application for grant of Orchestra licence is rejected. Learned AGP pointed that the petitioner has challenged this order by filing appeal before the appellate authority,namely, the Minister, Home Department, Government of Maharashtra on 23rd December 2010. It was further submitted that hearing on the said appeal took place on 30/1/2011 and order is awaited. This fact is not disputed by Mr.Soni, learned counsel for the petitioner. In these circumstances, since the petitioner has adopted an alternate srp -: 2 :- efficacious remedy, no interference under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is called for. The writ petition is dismissed. 2. The appellate authority shall dispose of the petitioner’s appeal as early as possible on its own merits. (RANJIT MORE, J.)