1 wp1337.11 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1337 OF 2011 Shripad D. Suryawanshi. ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ....Respondent. Mr. Deepa Matwankar, advocate for petitioner. Mr. D.P.Adsule, APP for State. CORAM:- P.V.HARDAS AND M.N.GILANI, JJ DATED:- MAY 5, 2011 P.C. 1 Not on board. Upon production taken on board. 2 This is a petition by which the Petitioner prays for issuance of writ directing the Respondents to release the Petitioner on parole. According to the Petitioner, the Petitioner has submitted an application seeking his release on parole but the said application, according to the learned Counsel for the Petitioner, is pending consideration with the Respondent. In the light of the fact that the application is pending, we allow this Petition and 2 wp1337.11 direct the Respondent to decide the application of the Petitioner, if pending today, in accordance with law, within a period of one week from today and communicate the decision thereon to the Petitioner. Rule is therefore, made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (M.N.GILANI, J) (P.V.HARDAS, J)