1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1040 OF 2010 Ramesh Vikram Patil (Chavan) Age-45 years, Occu-Nil, R/o.Ghatroad, Ramwadi, Chalisgaon, Tal.Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon (Confined at Nasik Road Central Prison, Nasik Road, now released on parole leave) PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, 2. The Superintendent, Nasik Road Central Prison, Nasik Road, 3. The Divisional Commissioner Nasik Division, Nasik Road RESPONDENTS Mr.N.N.Gavankar h/f. Mr.A.R.Borulkar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.N.R.Shaikh, learned A.P.P. for respondent State. (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 22/11/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner, by this petition filed under Article 226 of The 2 Constitution of India, prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to decide the application filed by the petitioner on 12/11/2010 for extension of the period of parole leave. This petition came to be filed on 20/11/2010 and circulation of this petition has been granted to the petitioner and this petition, now has been heard today, after other matters have been heard. 3. The petitioner came to be released on parole by order dated 20/08/2010. The parole was granted for 30 days and the petitioner was actually released on 24/08/2010. The respondent no.3 had extended the period of parole by order dated 21/09/2010 by the period of 30 days. It appears that the respondent no.3 further granted extension of 30 days by order dated 16/10/2010. The petitioner applied for extending his parole leave by his application dated 12/11/2010. We are informed by the learned counsel for the parties that the aforesaid application is still pending. In the light of pendancy of the said application, we allow this petition by directing the respondents to decide the application of the petitioner, if not decided, within 2 days from today. Learned APP undertakes to communicate this decision to respondent no.3. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/NOV. 2010/cri.w.p.1040-10