1 mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2496 OF 2011 Noor Mohamad Ali Hasan Malik Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2497 OF 2011 Rajkumar Amaris Rawat Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2500 OF 2011 Shazad Ahamad Tashrif Khan Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent Ms.M.H.Mhatre, APP for State. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATE : 3rd October 2011 PC : 1. Learned APP states on instructions that after the Secretary, Home Department, Maharashtra personally contacted the Secretary, Home Department of State of Uttar Pradesh, the reports in the respective matters have been received. Learned APP submits that the appropriate authority would proceed to decide the Furlough Leave 2 application preferred by the respective petitioners on its own merits. In view of this assurance, no further orders are necessary in these petitions. The same are disposed of. 2. We hope and trust that the appropriate authority shall decide the furlough leave applications preferred by the respective petitioners at the earliest and in any case not later than six weeks from today and communicate the decision to the respective petitioners within the same time. A copy of this order be forwarded to the respective petitioners who are in jail for information. (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)