1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4483 OF 2008 Darshansingh L. Bhatia Petitioner vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Smt.Bobby Malhotra for the petitioner. Mr.P.I.Khemani,AGP for respondents 1 to 5. CORAM : R.V. MORE,J. DATED : 21st July, 2008 P.C. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. The petition takes exception to the order dated 30.4.2008 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, whereby the police licence granted to the petitioner for carrying on business in the name of M/s. Meridian Restaurant is suspended for a period of 60 days. The petitioner has filed an appeal before the respondent no.4 under Section 33 of the Bombay Police Act on 20.5.2008 which is annexed at page no.39 (Exh.E). The petitioner has also filed an application for stay to the impugned order in the aforesaid appeal. However, the grievance of the petitioner is that the same is not being decided. 3. The impugned order itself gives the petitioner a period of 30 days to prefer an appeal. Accordingly, the petitioner has preferred an appeal on 20.5.2008 which is within time. The petitioner’s establishment ultimately came to be closed on 10.6.2008. In my opinion, if the 2 stay is not granted to the impugned order, the same will defeat the provisions of Section 33 of the Bombay Police Act. 4. In that view of the matter, I dispose of the petition by the following order: ORDER (i) The respondent no.4 is directed to hear and dispose of the stay application filed by the petitioner in the aforesaid appeal as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of four weeks from today. (ii) In the meantime, the effect, operation and implementation of the impugned order dated 30.4.2008 passed by respondent no.2 suspending the petitoner’s police licence in respect of the business viz. M/s.Meridian Restaurant, is stayed. (iii) In the event of any adverse order passed by respondent no.4 in the aforesaid stay application, the same will not be given effect for a period of two weeks from the date of service on the petitioner. . The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. . The parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order. [R.V. [R.V. [R.V. MORE,J.] MORE,J.] MORE,J.]