1 wp3684.10 Ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3684 OF 2010 Ghulam Dastgir @ Buddha Rahimtulla Shaikh. ....Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent. None for petitioner. Mr. K.V.Saste, APP for State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED:- JANUARY 27, 2011. P.C. 1. This letter petition received through jail seeks to challenge the order passed by the appropriate authority rejecting the Petitioner’s request for releasing him on furlough leave. 2. We are in agreement with the submission of the learned APP that the Petitioner can avail of remedy of appeal against the said decision. In the circumstances, we dispose of this Petition by directing the Appellate Authority to treat the present petition as appeal filed by the Petitioner against the decision of the appropriate authority and decide the said appeal on its own merits in accordance with law. We hope and trust that the Appellate Authority shall not 2 wp3684.10 non-suit the Petitioner on the ground of appeal being barred by limitation considering the fact that the Petitioner pursued the remedy before this court by way of this Petition. The Appellate Authority shall decide the appeal within four weeks from today. Petition disposed of on the above terms. 3. Copy of this order be forwarded forthwith to the Petitioner, who is in jail. (A.R.JOSHI, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)