1 wp1584.11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1584 OF 2011 KJ Ronald James Alvares )..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr.J.P.Yagnik APP for the Respondent/State. ---- WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2170 OF 2011 Chandrakant Dhondu Bhoir )..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Ms.Indu Varma Amicus Curiae for the petitioner. Mr.V.B.Konde-deshmukh APP for the State. ---- CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR & P.D.KODE,JJ DATE : 23.8.2011 PC 1 These petitions are received through jail. The relief claimed 2 wp1584.11.sxw in these petitions are to issue direction to the respondent to transfer the petitioners to open jail. In our opinion, these petitions can be disposed of by directing the appropriate authority to consider the claim of the petitioners in accordance with Rules and keeping in mind the dictum of this Court in the case of Ravindra Vithal Patil Vs. The Superintendent, Yerawada Central Prison, Pune & Anr., dated 21.10.2010 in Criminal Writ Petition No.2015 of 2010. Petitions disposed of accordingly. 2 Copy of the order be forwarded to the petitioners for information who are in jail. (P.D.KODE,J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR,J) 3 wp1584.11.sxw