1 Cr.WP 611/2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.611 OF 2009 Pintya @ Yashwant Shankar Nhavi ... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. -------- Shri. Shailesh P. Brahme, Advocate appointed for the petitioner. Shri. S.D. Kaldate, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the respondents. -------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & SHRIHARI P DAVARE,JJ. DATE: 6th AUGUST 2009 PER COURT : 1) Heard. 2) The petitioner, life convict, filed an application to the Inspector General of Prisons for transferring him from Open Jail Paithan, District Aurangabad to Central Prison Nasik Road, Nasik. Learned counsel Shri. Brahme Submits that the petitioner’s mother is staying in Dhulia 2 Cr.WP 611/2009 district and Nasik would be nearer to Dhulia. His application was filed on 15-6-2009 and according to the petitioner the same is not decided so far or at least the petitioner is not intimated of its decision. 3) In case, application dated 16-6-2009 (Exhibit A) made by the petitioner to the Inspector General of Prisons is not yet decided we direct the authority to decide the application within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of our order and communicate the decision to the petitioner. In case decision was already taken then the said decision shall be communicated to the petitioner. 4) With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. The counsel was appointed for the petitioner. The High Court Legal Services Sub Committee Aurangabad shall pay the counsel’s fees as per rules. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ crwp.611.09