1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1124/2009 Shri Suresh Nagorao Ingole Convict No.4231 Paithan Open Jail Dist Aurangabad .. PETITIONER VS 1]The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT .... Shri B.A.Khamkar,Adv.for petitioner Shri S.V.Kurundkar,APP for respondent-State .... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & R.K.DESHPANDE,JJ. DATE :19/12/2009 ORAL JUDGMENT :[PER HARDAS,J.] 1] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this Petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2] A communication sent by the petitioner through jail has been registered as Criminal Writ Petition. In the said communication, the petitioner prays that his application seeking his release on furlough be decided as expeditiously as possible. We have accordingly appointed Advocate Shri B.A.Khamkar, to represent the petitioner in this petition. In the light of the limited nature of challenge raised in the present petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 2 3] Since the application submitted by the petitioner is undecided, we direct the respondents to decide the said application, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of 3 weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4] Rule is thus made absolute on the aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. 5] We quantify the fees payable to the learned counsel (appointed) on behalf of the petitioner, at Rs.1000/-. [R.K.DESHPANDE] [P.V.HARDAS] JUDGE JUDGE umg/criwp1124-2009