1 Ladda IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8649 OF 2011. Mr Shankar Annayya Pujari ....Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & others ...Respondents. Mr P.C.Kansara i/by Kansara & Thanekar for the Petitioner. Ms P.S. Cardozo, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 18th October, 2011. P.C.: Not on Board, Mentioned. Production granted in view of urgency. 1. Heard Mr. Kansara, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Ms Cardozo, learned AGP for the respondents. 2. By an Order dated 7th September, 2011, the Respondent No.3 suspended the Police Licence for the period of 10 days in respect of establishment namely Bharti Lunch Home (permit room), which is being run by the Petitioner. By the said order, the petitioner was given 30 days time to approach the Appellate Authority. 3. The petitioner received the above order on 20.9.2011 and, therefore, the period of 30 days will lapse on 19th October, 2011. The petitioner on 12.10.2011 has preferred an appeal along with application for stay. Grievance of the petitioner seems to be that neither his application nor appeal has been disposed of by the Appellate Authority and, therefore, the 2 present petition. 4. Ms Cardozo, learned A.G.P. for the State submits that directions may be given to the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal along with stay application, expeditiously. In the light of the above facts and circumstances, I dispose of the Petition by passing the following order: i) The Respondent No.4-Appellate Authority is directed to hear and dispose of the Petitioner’s Appeal, memo of which is annexed at Exhibit “D” to the Petition, expeditiously and preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the Order. ii) During the pendency and final disposal of the Appeal, the effect, operation and implementation of the Order dated 7th September, 2011 passed by Respondent No.3 in respect of the Bharti Lunch Home (Permit Room), shall be stayed. iii) In the event of passing any adverse order by Respondent No.4 in the aforesaid appeal, the same shall not be given effect for a period of two weeks from the date of service of the same upon the Petitioner. (R. V. MORE, J.)