1 wp3475.10 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3475 OF 2010 Samir Sharad Kulkarni. ....Petitioner Vs. The Secretary, Home Department & ors. ....Respondents Mr. Amogh Karandikar, appointed as amicus curiae. Ms. M.H.Mhatre, APP for State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED:- DECEMBER 20, 2010. P.C. 1. The grievance made in this Petition received through jail is that the Petitioner’s request to permit him to donate blood has not been considered by the appropriate authority. Learned APP submits on instruction that neither the jail authority nor any other official authority has received such communication from the Petitioner in writing. 2. Instead of going into the correctness of the stand taken, we would direct the jail authority to process the present Petition as written application of the Petitioner for the relief prayed therein and take appropriate decision, as may be 2 wp3475.10 advised in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and preferably within four weeks from today. 3. Court expresses word of gratitude for able assistance given by the learned amicus curiae to espouse the cause of the petitioner, who is in jail. 4. Copy of this order be forwarded to the Petitioner forthwith. (A.P.BHANGALE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)