In Brief
A shop owner sought to restrain the authorities from sealing his premises while his appeal against licence rejection was pending. The authorities had sealed the shop after rejecting his licence application. Though the petitioner had already filed an appeal and a stay petition before the appellate authority, he again approached the High Court seeking the same relief. The Court dismissed the petition, holding that the appellate authority is the competent forum to decide the appeal and stay petition. The Court directed the appellate authority to consider the stay petition and pass suitable orders within one week.
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