1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.221/2009 Abdul Rajik Abdul Khalik Aged about 38 years, R/o Laxminagar, Post Karanja (lad), P.S. Karanja (Lad), Distt. Washim C/2953, Central Prison, Amravati. Petitioner. Versus 1] The Superintendent of Central Prison, Amravati. 2. Divisional Commissioner, Amravati. Respondents ,... Mr. N.A. Badar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. K. Joshi, APP for the respondents. ..... Coram : A.P. Lavande & Prasanna B. Varale, JJ. Dated : 22nd April, 2009. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per A.P. Lavande, J.) 1. Heard Mr. Badar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Joshi, learned APP for the respondents. 2. Rule. By consent heard forthwith. 3. By this petition, the petitioner seeks parole for 30 days 2 on the ground that he wants to attend the marriage of his younger brother Abdul Aijaz is fixed on 26th April, 2009. 4. It is the case of the petitioner that he has filed application seeking parole before the Jail Authority on 23.2.2009 and the same has not been decided by the Competent Authority till date. According to the petitioner, the Competent Authority has not yet given any decision on the said application. The present petition was filed on 9.4.2009 and the petitioner has sufficient time to mention the petition for urgent circulation so as to enable to this Court to give direction to the Competent Authority to decide the application. There is no dispute that the competent authority is entitled in law to decide the application for parole sought for by the petitioner. 5. In view of the above, we direct respondent no.2 to decide the application for parole dated 23.2.2009 filed by the petitioner on or before 25th April, 2009. 6. Learned APP to act upon the copy of the order duly authenticated by Sheristedar. 7. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. JUDGE JUDGE