:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3422 OF 2006 Maruti Vitthal Gopale .. Petitioner Vs. The Commissioner of Police, Thane and anr. .. Respondents Ms. Veena B. Thadani with Mr. Vishal Thadani for petitioner. Mr. R.M. Patne, AGP for State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. Date Date Date : June 08, 2006. : June 08, 2006. : June 08, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has suffered an order dated 25/4/2006 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Thane under the Bombay Police Act, 1951 and the said order has been challenged in an appeal filed before the State Government, on 29/4/2006. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that neither the appeal nor the prayer for interim stay to the impugned order could be heard and decided :2: by the Lower Appellate Authority and, therefore, the petitioner has approached this court. 4. The learned AGP, on instructions, states that the pending appeal will be decided within two to three weeks from today. It is directed that the pending appeal and/or the prayer for interim relief be heard and decided by the Lower Appellate Authority on its own merits by 23/6/2006. 5. Petition disposed off accordingly. (B.H. (B.H. (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) Marlapalle,J.) Marlapalle,J.)