Ladda 1 wp-8262-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8262 OF 2011 Shaikh Mohammed Ishaq ....Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.N. K. Desai, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Cardozo, AGP for the respondents. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 7th October, 2011. P.C.: Heard Mr Desai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Cardozo, learned AGP for the respondents. 2. By an order dated 7th September, 2011, respondent no.3 suspended the Public Entertainment License of the petitioner’s establishment viz. M/s Green Light Restaurant & Bar situated at Behrambaug New Link Road, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai for a period of 35 days. By the said order, the petitioner was given 30 days’ time to approach the Appellate Authority under Section 33 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 read with Rule 28-A of Rules for Keeping Places of Public Ladda 2 wp-8262-11 Entertainment in Greater Bombay, 1953. 3. The petitioner received the above order on 10th September, 2011 and on 1st October, 2011, he has preferred an appeal along with application for stay. The grievance of the petitioner is that neither the appeal nor the stay application is disposed of by the Hon’ble Home Minister-the Appellate Authority, and therefore, the present petition. 4. Ms Cardozo, learned AGP, submits that direction may be given to the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal along with the stay application expeditiously. 5. In the above backdrop, the petition can conveniently be disposed of by passing the following order: 1. The Appellate Authority is directed to hear and dispose of the petitioner’s appeal copy of which is annexed at Exhibit “D” to the petition, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of four weeks from the receipt of writ of this order. 2. During the pendency and final disposal of the appeal, the effect, operation and implementation of the order dated 7th Ladda 3 wp-8262-11 September, 2011 passed by respondent no.3 in respect of the petitioner’s establishment viz. M/s Green Light Restaurant & Bar situated at Behrambaug New Link Road, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai-400 102 shall remain stayed. 3. In the event of passing of any adverse order by the Appellate Authority, in the aforesaid appeal, the same shall not be given effect for a period of two weeks from the date of communication of the same to the petitioner. In light of the above order, the petition is disposed of. (RANJIT MORE, J.)